conspicuously

American  

[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs-lee] / kənˈspɪk yu əs li /

adverb

1. in a way that is obvious or easily seen, or that attracts notice, often intentionally.

   Safety guidelines shall be conspicuously posted in all work areas.

   In many ways, both conspicuously and sometimes more subtly, the movie challenges gender stereotypes.

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Etymology

Origin of conspicuously

conspicuous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

But for a while Wednesday, that vigor was conspicuously absent against Texas San Antonio, a team that lost four of its last five.

From Los Angeles Times

Australia is conspicuously behind—long on rhetoric, short on structure and action.

From The Wall Street Journal

Compared to their whirlwind offseasons the past two winters, the Dodgers have been conspicuously quiet in the wake of their second consecutive World Series championship.

From Los Angeles Times

Because even if the museum does eventually open, these bronzes will be conspicuously absent.

From BBC

Steve was sitting at the end of the table and he starts to put his papers in order really conspicuously—as if to say, ‘If it wasn’t rude, I’d walk out now.’

From Literature

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