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flagrant

flag·rant

UK/ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/ US/ˈfleɪɡrʌnt/ rare archaic obsolete

adjective

1.

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

  • “a crying shame”
  • “an egregious lie”
  • “flagrant violation of human rights”
  • “a glaring error”
  • “gross ineptitude”
  • “gross injustice”
  • “rank treachery”

Origin

From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.

Phrases

  • in flagrant delict
  • in flagrante delicto

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