blatant

  • 21blatant — adjective Etymology: perhaps from Latin blatire to chatter Date: 1596 1. noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner ; clamorous 2. completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner …

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  • 22blatant — See blatant, flagrant …

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  • 23blatant — adj. Blatant is used with these nouns: ↑attempt, ↑bias, ↑contradiction, ↑defiance, ↑discrimination, ↑disregard, ↑disrespect, ↑example, ↑exploitation, ↑foul, ↑lie, ↑ …

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  • 24blatant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. noisy, obtrusive. See loudness, ostentation. Ant., hidden. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Obvious] Syn. obtrusive, glaring, plain, clear; see obvious 1 , 2 . 2. [Loud] Syn. noisy, clamorous, vociferous …

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  • 25blatant — adjective it was a blatant lie Syn: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised, unconcealed, open; shameless, barefaced, naked, unabashed, unashamed, unblushing, brazen Ant: inconspicuous, shamefaced …

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  • 26blatant — [ˈbleɪt(ə)nt] adj done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal a blatant lie[/ex] blatantly adv …

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  • 27blatant — bla•tant [[t]ˈbleɪt nt[/t]] adj. 1) brazenly obvious: a blatant error[/ex] 2) offensively loud 3) tastelessly conspicuous • Etymology: coined by Spenser in 1596; cf. L blatīre to babble, prate bla′tan•cy, n. bla′tant•ly, adv …

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  • 28blatant — adj. 1 flagrant, unashamed (blatant attempt to steal). 2 offensively noisy or obtrusive. Derivatives: blatancy n. blatantly adv. Etymology: a word used by Spenser (1596), perh. after Sc. blatand = bleating …

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  • 29Blatant Comics — is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1997 by Chris and Bobby Crosby. Blatant is known for publishing parody comic books such as Sloth Park , XXXena: Warrior Pornstar , and Dead Sonja: She Zombie with a Sword , and humor… …

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  • 30blatant, flagrant — Blatant means offensively noisy and brazenly obvious (a blatant orchestra, a blatant lie). Flagrant means shocking and disgraceful (a flagrant criminal act, a flagrant oversight). Blatant stresses offensiveness and noisiness; flagrant emphasizes… …

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