blatant

The conservatives saw all of this as blatantly political activism.
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes|Jedediah Purdy|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some were blatantly inferior, he said, at times with metal shavings and burrs in the threads.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That Made in Chelsea has a story editor listed on its end credits is no surprise; it is blatantly set up.
‘Made in Chelsea’ Has a New York Moment|Tim Teeman|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In my descriptions of the encounter, I kept the focus on how I spluttered in the face of a blatantly sexist remark.
Who Has the Right to Write About War?|Emily Gray Tedrowe|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The pantheon of Sediuk pranks ranges from sneakily clever to blatantly rude.
An Analysis of Vitalii Sediuk’s Pranks (He’s the Guy Who Touched Brad Pitt)|Amy Zimmerman|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We cannot credit such intentions, even though we read them every day brutally and blatantly affirmed by a powerful Party Press.
Liberalism and the Social Problem|Winston Spencer Churchill
Not blatantly loud and shrill, but very mellow and rich-toned.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey
“Money talks” in the Philippines just as blatantly as it does in the United States.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
Blatantly it came around the corner, keeping time to its own noisy drums, and Stiffleg pricked up his ears.
Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond
I wish I could convey a discreet hint to him not to be so blatantly discreet.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter|Sir Harry Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for blatantly

blatant

/ (ˈbleɪtənt) /

adjective

glaringly conspicuous or obviousa blatant lie

offensively noticeableblatant disregard for a person's feelings

offensively noisy

Derived Formsblatancy, nounblatantly, adverb

Word Origin for blatant

C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen

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Word Origin and History for blatantly

blatant

adj.

1596, in blatant beast, coined by Edmund Spenser in "The Faerie Queen" to describe a thousand-tongued monster representing slander; probably suggested by Latin blatire "to babble." It entered general use 1650s, as "noisy in an offensive and vulgar way;" the sense of "obvious, glaringly conspicuous" is from 1889. Related: Blatantly.

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