Stormy vs Flagrant - What's the difference?
stormy | flagrant | Related terms |
Of or pertaining to storms.
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
* 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
Violent; passionate; rough.
Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
* 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
(archaic) On fire, flaming.
Stormy is a related term of flagrant.
As adjectives the difference between stormy and flagrant
is that stormy is of or pertaining to storms while flagrant is obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous or flagrant can be (obsolete).stormy
English
Adjective
(er)- a stormy''' season or ''a '''stormy day
- Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
- a stormy''' sound'' or '''''stormy shocks
- stormy passions
Antonyms
* calmflagrant
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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.