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flagrant

flagrant, blatant, obvious

adjective fla-GRAHN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Values

Origin: Latin flagrans, present participle of flagrare (to blaze, burn)

Usage Note

Flagrant appears most often in the legal phrase en flagrant délit (caught in the act, red-handed), but is also used broadly for any blatant injustice or lie. The feminine form is flagrante; the adverb flagrantement is rarer than the adjective.

Examples

"C'est un mensonge flagrant."

Natural Translation

That is a blatant lie.

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