[fla.grant] adj [L flagrant-, flagrans, prp. of flagrare to burn--more at black] (1513) 1 archaic: fiery hot: burning
2: conspicuously offensive "~ errors"; esp: so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality "~ violations of human rights" -- fla.grant.ly adv syn flagrant, glaring, gross, rank mean conspicuously bad or objectionable. flagrant applies usu. to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned "flagrant abuse of the office of president". glaring implies painful or damaging obtrusiveness of something that is conspicuously wrong, faulty, or improper "glaring errors". gross implies the exceeding of reasonable or excusable limits "gross carelessness". rank applies to what is openly and extremely objectionable and utterly condemned "rank heresy".