Flagrant vs Infernal - What's the difference?
flagrant | infernal | Related terms |
Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
* 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
(archaic) On fire, flaming.
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
(by extension) Of or relating to a fire or inferno.
Stygian, gloomy.
Diabolical or fiendish.
* Addison
(as an expletive, not vulgar) Very annoying; damned.
* 1905 , Bram Stoker, The Man
Flagrant is a related term of infernal.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between flagrant and infernal
is that flagrant is (obsolete) while infernal is (obsolete) an inhabitant of the infernal regions.As adjectives the difference between flagrant and infernal
is that flagrant is obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous or flagrant can be (obsolete) while infernal is of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.As a noun infernal is
(obsolete) an inhabitant of the infernal regions.flagrant
English
Alternative forms
* flagraunt (qualifier)Etymology 1
From (etyl) flagrant, from (etyl) flagrantem, present participle of . More at (l).Adjective
(en adjective)- 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.
Synonyms
* (obvious and offensive) blatant, glaring * (on fire) burning, flamingEtymology 2
From (etyl)infernal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- the instruments or abettors in such infernal dealings
- As I had to put up with the patronage and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman,