fragrantly
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8.1
- adverb
- /ˈfreɪɡrəntli/
- Formal
- He fragrantly cheated on the exam, not even trying to hide his actions from the teacher.
Examples
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The politician fragrantly ignored the law during his campaign, leading to widespread criticism.
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She fragrantly disobeyed the school's dress code, prompting a meeting with the principal.
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You fragrantly didn't listen to me.
Synonyms
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4.8
In a very obvious and shameless way that offends people
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7.5
Without shame or embarrassment
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6.8
In a bold way without shame
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4.8
In a way that is very obvious and often unpleasant
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8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
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7.4
In a very obvious way that breaks rules and offends people
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8.9
Without feeling embarrassed or ashamed
Antonyms
How Blatant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fragrantly in the sense 'in a clearly bad or obvious way' is often linked to the word flagrant, which comes from the Latin flagrare meaning 'to burn'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of a wrong action that 'burns' and gets noticed, so it means doing something openly and badly wrong.