blatantly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English blatant

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English blatantly

From blatant + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪtəntli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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.

Related terms

• blatant
• blates

Translations

in a blatant manner — see also openly,‎ clearly,‎ ostensibly,‎ shamelessly

• French: manifestement (fr), ouvertement (fr), clairement (fr)
• Italian: spudoratamente (it)