flagrantly
US/ˈfleɪɡrəntli/
flagrantly adverb: in a flagrant manner.
Adverb
flagrantly (comparative more flagrantly, superlative most flagrantly)
- In a flagrant manner.
- Still, in the very fullest blaze of gospel light, while we see that both Christ and His work are most ungratefully and flagrantly dishonoured, by our persistings in the attempt to do for ourselves what He has told us we cannot do, […]1854, Robert Aitken, The teaching of the types, page 99
Examples of flagrantly in a sentence
- The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
- Montreal constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told the Vancouver Sun that Bill 78 was "flagrantly unconstitutional".
- West served up another fungo pass which Ulrichs flagrantly stole from Minisi on the 4.
Forms of flagrantly
| comparative | more flagrantly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most flagrantly |
Origin of flagrantly
From flagrant + -ly.
Questions about flagrantly
- What does flagrantly mean?
- Flagrantly means in a flagrant manner.
- What part of speech is flagrantly?
- Flagrantly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce flagrantly?
- Flagrantly is pronounced /ˈfleɪɡrəntli/ (US).
Words near flagrantly in the dictionary
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