Flagrant
Pronunciation : Fla"grant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. flagrans, -antis, p.pr. of flagrate to burn, akin to Gr. flagrant. Cf. Flame, Phlox.]
Definition : 1. Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent. The beadle's lash still flagrant on their back. Prior. A young man yet flagrant from the lash of the executioner or the beadle. De Quincey. Flagrant desires and affections. Hooker.
2. Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging. A war the most powerful of the native tribes was flagrant. Palfrey.
3. Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked.
Syn. -- Atrocious; flagitious; glaring. See Atrocious.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913