flagrant

IPA: fɫˈeɪgrʌnt

adjective

  • Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
  • (archaic) On fire; flaming.
  • (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant. [Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.]
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Examples of "flagrant" in Sentences

  • He's condemned what he called the flagrant aggression of Israel's bombardment of Southern Lebanon.
  • Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression."
  • Kadafi declared he was willing to die defending Libya and, in a statement broadcast hours after the attacks began, condemned what he called "flagrant military aggression."
  • Syrian state media condemned Secretary Clinton's remarks, calling it additional evidence of what it called "flagrant interference" by the United States in Syria's internal affairs.
  • The United States said Wednesday it would lead a campaign to condemn Zimbabwe for what it called flagrant and ruinous human rights abuses at the upcoming meeting of the UN Human Rights
  • The United States said last month that it would lead a campaign to condemn Zimbabwe for what it called flagrant and ruinous human rights abuses at the Commission's annual meeting, which ends next week.
  • The Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping that includes Saudi Arabia and Qatar, asked the United Nations Security Council to stop what it calls "flagrant Iranian interference" in Bahrain and other GCC countries.
  • The leader of the opposition Justice and Democracy Party of Libya says he has begun compiling evidence of what he describes as flagrant human rights abuses and grave atrocities perpetrated by forces loyal to embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi against anti-government protesters.

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