Obviously bad or offensive; notorious and shocking.
The student's cheating during the exam was so flagrant that everyone in the room noticed. He copied answers loudly and made no effort to hide what he was doing. It was so obviously wrong and against the rules that even the teacher looked shocked.
The company’s decision to dump waste into the river in broad daylight was a flagrant violation of the law. They made no attempt to hide their actions from the town. This open disregard for people's health was so offensive that everyone knew it was completely wrong.
The CEO stole millions from employee pensions while buying his third yacht, a flagrant abuse of power that made workers sick with anger. Everyone knew what he'd done was wrong, but he smiled at cameras like he'd earned every penny. The board of directors did nothing to stop him.
When Tim ate the last slice of cake at the party, right after loudly promising he wouldn’t, it was a flagrant act of dessert theft. The guests stared in shock, their forks frozen midair, while Tim grinned with frosting on his face, clearly flouting all shared snack law and morality.
My cat pushing the entire pan of lasagna off the counter was a flagrant act of defiance. He then made eye contact and licked a single noodle from the floor, a clear and offensive dismissal of house rules and the proper way to eat pasta.
The teacher was shocked by the flagrant cheating during the exam, as students were brazenly sharing answers and copying each other's work right in front of her.
The old house stood on the edge of town, its windows shattered and its walls crumbling. Inside, the air was thick with dust and decay. As I made my way through the rooms, a putrid smell filled my nostrils, flagrant in its offensiveness. I could hear faint whispers echoing through the halls, and a cold chill ran down my spine. It was as if the very walls themselves were mocking me, taunting me with their malevolence. I knew then that I had stumbled upon something truly sinister, something that should never have been disturbed.
The stench of decay hung in the air as she approached the dilapidated cottage. Its roof had long since collapsed, and the walls were crumbling. The sight was so blatantly offensive, such a mockery of proper living, that it made her stomach churn. It seemed to shout its disdain for law and decency, a blatant affront to all that was good and right.
In the land of Etherea, the villagers were appalled by the flagrant display of wealth and power by the tyrannical king. His golden throne gleamed in the sunlight, while the people struggled to put food on their tables. The king's extravagant banquets and lavish parties only served to highlight his flagrant disregard for the suffering of his subjects. Despite the flagrant injustices, the people dared not speak out against the king, for his power was unquestionable. But deep within their hearts, a spark of rebellion simmered, waiting for the right moment to ignite and overthrow the flagrant ruler.
The sight that met their eyes was flagrant. The castle, once a symbol of justice and order, now lay in ruins, its walls blackened and its towers crumbled. The once-pristine moat was now a foul cesspool, and the air hung heavy with the stench of death. It was clear that the perpetrators of this heinous act had no regard for decency or law.
The referee seemed unsure, but the player’s push was so flagrant that everyone in the stadium gasped. It was not a small mistake or an accidental bump. People knew it was a clear and offensive act that ignored both the rules and fairness of the game.
The company's decision to dump chemical waste into the river was a flagrant violation of the law. It was an action so obviously and offensively wrong that it showed a complete disregard for the health of the town and the trust the community had placed in them.
The mayor's nephew received a city contract worth millions despite having no relevant experience. This flagrant abuse of power shocked even those who had grown cynical about local politics. Citizens demanded an investigation, outraged that taxpayer money was being funneled so blatantly to a family member who clearly couldn't do the job.
Despite the strict “no pets” policy, Mrs. Jenkins marched into the library with her goat wearing tiny glasses and a bow tie, a flagrant disregard for the rules that left the librarian’s mouth hanging open so long, a fly nearly rented it as summer property.
The theft of my prize-winning cheesecake was a flagrant offense. The culprit didn't just steal a slice; he ate the entire dessert with a garden trowel, leaving the tool on the empty plate as an audacious, blueberry-stained monument to his crime.
The official’s flagrant disregard for the rules shocked everyone in the assembly. His decision to allocate funds to his own associates was so obviously inconsistent with both ethical standards and established protocol that it seemed he was openly defying any sense of propriety or fairness.
The CEO’s profligate spending on a new jet after mass layoffs was a flagrant act of corporate malfeasance. His utter lack of contrition, a galling display of impunity, left the remaining employees feeling demoralized and betrayed by the company's obvious duplicity.
The CEO's decision to award himself a $50 million bonus while simultaneously laying off three hundred workers was flagrant. Even board members who typically acquiesced to his demands found themselves unable to defend such blatant contempt for basic decency. The workers, many with decades of tenure, received only two weeks' severance.
During the annual bake-off, Mrs. Penelope committed a flagrant act by brazenly substituting store-bought pastries for her own, while brazenly lecturing others on the sanctity of home baking. Her offense was so conspicuously offensive that the judges nearly choked on their croissants from pure disbelief.
Bartholomew, my perspicacious cat, considered the paltry hors d'oeuvres a flagrant violation of gustatory standards. His commensurate retribution—replacing the insipid tartlets with a live vole—was his jarring, yet in his mind, entirely justifiable, culinary critique of the chef's profound ineptitude.
Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.