Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible.
  • adjective Obsolete Flaming; blazing.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Burning; blazing; hence, shining; glorious.
  • Hence Ardent; eager.
  • Raging; in action; actually in progress.
  • Glaring; notorious; scandalous: as, a flagrant crime: rarely used of persons.
  • Synonyms Wicked, Heinous, etc. see atrocious.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.
  • adjective Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging.
  • adjective Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
  • adjective archaic On fire, flaming.
  • adjective obsolete Common misspelling of fragrant.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin flagrāns, flagrant-, present participle of flagrāre, to burn; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrō ("blaze, burn"). More at black.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō

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Examples

  • Syrian state media condemned Secretary Clinton's remarks, calling it additional evidence of what it called "flagrant interference" by the United States in Syria's internal affairs.

    Congressional Panel Calls for UN Action on Syrian Government Repression of Demonstrators 2011

  • The leader of the opposition Justice and Democracy Party of Libya says he has begun compiling evidence of what he describes as flagrant human rights abuses and grave atrocities perpetrated by forces loyal to embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi against anti-government protesters.

    Libyan Opposition Compiling Evidence of Gadhafi Abuse, Atrocities 2011

  • Syrian state media condemned Secretary Clinton's remarks, calling it additional evidence of what it called "flagrant interference" by the United States in Syria's internal affairs.

    Congressional Panel Calls for UN Action on Syrian Government Repression of Demonstrators 2011

  • The Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping that includes Saudi Arabia and Qatar, asked the United Nations Security Council to stop what it calls "flagrant Iranian interference" in Bahrain and other GCC countries.

    Egyptians Court U.S. Foes Matt Bradley 2011

  • He's condemned what he called the flagrant aggression of Israel's bombardment of Southern Lebanon.

    CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2006 2006

  • The United States said Wednesday it would lead a campaign to condemn Zimbabwe for what it called flagrant and ruinous human rights abuses at the upcoming meeting of the UN Human Rights

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • The United States said last month that it would lead a campaign to condemn Zimbabwe for what it called flagrant and ruinous human rights abuses at the Commission's annual meeting, which ends next week.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • The Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping that includes Saudi Arabia and Qatar, asked the United Nations Security Council to stop what it calls "flagrant Iranian interference" in Bahrain and other GCC countries.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • Kadafi declared he was willing to die defending Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression."

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression."

    latimes.com - News 2011

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