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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats