Definitions for flagrant
ˈfleɪ grəntfla·grant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rankadjective

   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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flagrantadjective

   Etymology: flagrans, Latin.

   1. Ardent; burning; eager.

   A thing which filleth the mind with comfort and heavenly delight, stirreth up flagrant desires and affections, correspondent unto that which the words contain. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 39.

   2. Glowing; flushed.

   See Sapho, at her toilet’s greasy task,
   And issuing flagrant to an evening mask:
   So morning insects, that in muck begun,
   Shine, buz, and fly-blow in the setting sun. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

   3. Red; imprinted red.

   Their common loves, a lewd abandon’d pack,
   The beadle’s lash still flagrant on their back. Matthew Prior.

   4. Notorious; flaming.

   When fraud is great, it furnishes weapons to defend itself; and at worst, if the crimes be so flagrant that a man is laid aside out of perfect shame, he retires loaded with the spoils of the nation. Jonathan Swift.

   With equal poize let steddy justice sway,
   And flagrant crimes with certain vengeance pay;
   But, ’till the proofs are clear, the stroke delay. Smith.

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1. flagrant

   Flagrant refers to something that is shockingly noticeable or evident due to its negative nature. It is usually used to describe actions that are extremely or deliberately bad, wrong, or offensive.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Flagrantadjective

   flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent

2. Flagrantadjective

   actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging

3. Flagrantadjective

   flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Flagrant

   flā′grant, adj. glaring: notorious: enormous.—ns. Flā′grance, Flā′grancy.—adv. Flā′grantly. [L. flagrans, pr.p. of flagrāre, to burn.]

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1. Flagrant

   Blatant vs. Flagrant -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Blatant and Flagrant.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flagrant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flagrant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of flagrant in a Sentence

1. Tim Piazza:

   This is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law, and disregard for moral values that was then exacerbated by egregious acts of self-preservation.

2. Marsha Blackburn:

   Biden created this crisis by terminating successful Trump-era immigration policies, including Remain in Mexico and safe third country agreements. Tennesseans will not stand for this flagrant abuse of law and order.

3. Republican Senator Mitt Romney:

   What he did was not 'perfect,' no, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security and our fundamental values. Corrupting an election to keep one's self in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine.

4. Van Gundy:

   I’m sick of the sissification of the game. That’s not a flagrant foul. He contested. He fouled him. Shoot your two free throws.

5. Tom Fitton:

   Even though TIGTA already identified and removed emails that were duplicates, the IRS is in ‘the process of conducting further manual deduplication of the 6,400’ emails, rather than reviewing them in response to Judicial Watch’s FOIA requests that are more than two years old now, our legal team will continue pursuing all necessary and available legal options to hold the IRS accountable for its flagrant abuse of power.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flagrant
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flagrant
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagrant
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=flagrant