blatantly

blatantly

English

Etymology

    From blatant + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbleɪtəntli/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adverb

    blatantly (comparative more blatantly, superlative most blatantly)

    1. In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
      Synonyms: glaringly, plainly; see also Thesaurus:obviously
      Although he was blatantly on drugs, the crowd still cheered him.
      • 1922 October 26, Virginia Woolf, chapter 6, in Jacob’s Room, Richmond, London: [] Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC; republished London: The Hogarth Press, 1960, →OCLC:
        Further on, blatantly advertising its meritorious solidity, a boarding-house exhibits behind uncurtained windows its testimony to the soundness of London.

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