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The definition of flagrant is something that is obviously wrong or offensive in some way.

(adjective)

An example of flagrant defiance is when you are told you cannot have one cookie and you immediately and defiantly go and take three right in front of the person who said no.

See flagrant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

glaringly bad; notorious; outrageous
Archaic flaming; blazing

Origin: L flagrans, prp. of flagrare, to flame, blaze < IE base *bhleg-, to shine, burn > black

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flagrantly adverb

See flagrant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government. See Usage Note at blatant.
Obsolete Flaming; blazing.

Origin:

Origin: Latin flagrāns, flagrant-

Origin: , present participle of flagrāre, to burn; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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