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Flagrant vs Egrecious - What's the difference?

flagrant | egrecious |

As adjectives the difference between flagrant and egrecious

is that flagrant is obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous or flagrant can be (obsolete) while egrecious is .

flagrant

English

Alternative forms

* flagraunt (qualifier)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) flagrant, from (etyl) flagrantem, present participle of . More at (l).

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
  • * 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
    • It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.
  • (archaic) On fire, flaming.
    • Synonyms
    * (obvious and offensive) blatant, glaring * (on fire) burning, flaming
    Related terms
    * in flagrante delicto

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete)
    • ----

    egrecious

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • * 1954 , Ellen Kean, Charles John Kean, Emigrant in Motley: The Journey of Charles and Ellen Kean in Quest of a , Rockliffpage 182:
    • At the Governor’s I commented upon this egrecious folly and ignorance and the ex Premier Mr. Cowper, being present remarked that he supposed the writer was[....]
  • * 1960 , West's California reporter , University of California, volume 220, page 170:
    • [...] exemplary or compensatory damages may be awarded in situations involving violations which are particularly deliberate, egrecious or inexcusable.
  • * 2006 , J. E. Grant, The Ropes Held Him Up -- Boxing Essays and Articles (ISBN 1430303352), page 198:
    • If you want to understand what is wrong with the alphabets, look no further than that egrecious oversight.