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DictionaryflagrantObviously unacceptable
adjective

flagrant

FLAY-grunt/ˈfleɪɡrənt/

Shockingly obvious and unacceptable.

The player's two-handed shove is a flagrant violation in front of the referee.

A recreational basketball player blatantly shoves an opponent in the chest with both hands, directly in front of a referee who raises a whistle to her mouth.
Etymology
flagrLatinto burn, blaze
+antLatin-ing

The literal sense was 'burning' or 'blazing.' The sense of glaring wrongdoing probably developed through the legal phrase meaning 'with the crime still blazing'—describing someone caught in the act.

In context

The Social Catholic34:20
I was pretty disappointed in Matt Walsh uh recently uh because he dropped a very flagrant and unnecessary fbomb on his social media post.
VirTrue: Modesty (Modestia) a Part of Hope

More examples

  • Copying someone else's answers is a flagrant violation of school rules.
  • The referee penalizes the player for a flagrant foul.
  • The report exposes flagrant abuses of power by local officials.

Forms

flagrant

flagrantly adverb — In an obviously offensive or unacceptable way.

Similar words

blatant
Emphasizes how openly something objectionable is done, without concealment.
glaring
Emphasizes obviousness; can describe mistakes without implying offensive conduct.
egregious
Emphasizes exceptional badness rather than how obvious something is.