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blatantly

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bla·tant  (bltnt)
adj.
1. Unpleasantly loud and noisy: "There are those who find the trombones blatant and the triangle silly, but both add effective color" (Musical Heritage Review). See Synonyms at vociferous.
2. Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.

[From Latin blatre, to blab (on the model of words such as rampant).]

blatan·cy n.
blatant·ly adv.
Usage Note: It is not surprising that blatant and flagrant are often confused, since the words have overlapping meanings. Both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts. Blatant emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant, on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Certain contexts may admit either word depending on what is meant: a violation of human rights might be either blatant or flagrant. If it was committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If its barbarity was monstrous, it is flagrant. · Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply "obvious," as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.blatantly - in a blatant manner; "they blatantly violated the laws"
Translations
blatantly [ˈbleɪtəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= glaringly) [untrue, unfair] → descaradamente, obviamente
its faults are blatantly obvioussus defectos saltan a la vista
it's blatantly obvious thates a todas luces evidente que ...
2. (= flagrantly) [ignore, encourage, disregard] → descaradamente, abiertamente; [sexist, racist] → descaradamente
blatantly [ˈbleɪtəntli] adv
[lie] → ouvertement
[racist, sexist] → ouvertement
blatantly unfair
It was blatantly unfair → C'était une injustice flagrante., C'était une injustice évidente., C'était manifestement injuste.
it's blatantly obvious → c'est l'évidence même
to be blatantly obvious to sb → être absolument évident à qn
blatantly
advoffensichtlich; (= openly)offen; (= without respect)unverfroren; you don’t have to make it quite so blatantly obviousSie brauchen es nicht so überdeutlich zu zeigen; she blatantly ignored itsie hat das schlicht und einfach ignoriert
blatantly [ˈbleɪtntlɪ] advsfacciatamente
it's blatantly obvious → è lampante


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He has a lordly contempt at this age for the other sex, a blatantly good opinion of himself, and a sociably patronizing manner toward all the elderly male friends of the family.
 
 
 
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