Associations to the word «Flagrant»

Wiktionary

FLAGRANT, adjective. Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
FLAGRANT, adjective. (archaic) On fire, flaming.
FLAGRANT, adjective. (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.

Dictionary definition

FLAGRANT, adjective. 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".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope