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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.