The blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie. ,blatant radios. ,the blatant colors of the dress. From Dictionary.com.
Even Labour supporters blushed at the blatancy of this. From Wordnik.com. [Political mood turns as Budget report is met with Tory taunts] Reference
Is it that the present age is deafened with boom and blatancy?. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of the Moth, and other essays] Reference
I am surprised by the extent and some of the blatancy about it. From Wordnik.com. [-] Reference
The blatancy of the legal double standard is not only frustrating -- it's infuriating. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Viagra Emergency] Reference
It is a pathetic compromise between the quaint reality of the old and the blatancy of the new. From Wordnik.com. [Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1] Reference
Something special about this upper river, quiet and winding, and withdrawn from human blatancy!. From Wordnik.com. [Over the River] Reference
It's a director's lapse, and part of the blatancy that has spoiled touring R.S.C. productions of late. From Wordnik.com. [Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing, Which Macbeth Will Be King?] Reference
Here's one of my TV photos to refresh your recollection of the subtlety/blatancy of the tiny genius's imagery. From Wordnik.com. [The mainstream media notice Prince's phallic guitar shadow.] Reference
Maybe its the blatancy of how outrageous her lyrics and videos are that it seems impossibly pedantic to dislike it. From Wordnik.com. [Sexualized Violence in a Lady Gaga Video » Sociological Images] Reference
The blatancy of a ringing telephone is anywhere bad. From Wordnik.com. [The Emperor's Snuff-Box]
The blatancy of a brass band bursts forth on the breeze. From Wordnik.com. [Without Prejudice] Reference
Bull-headed sexism is easy to fight because of its blatancy. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk] Reference
His blatancy was arrested by the intonation of another hymn. From Wordnik.com. [Desert Dust] Reference
The blatancy, the crassness of the daily prints revolted him. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
Yesterday we liberated ourselves from the blatancy of our ego. From Wordnik.com. [Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Passover 5770 - March 29, 2010 ]] Reference
I don't think anyone here is advocating the blatancy you describe. From Wordnik.com. [TrekWeb - Browse, Bicker, and Boldly Go (Star Trek)] Reference
The most ludicrous thing is surely the blatancy of Rob Smedley's message. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
I was perfectly conscious of the blatancy of the methods that achieved it. From Wordnik.com. [Your United States Impressions of a first visit] Reference
Perhaps the blatancy of this connection is contributing to the veep's reticence. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
He could not endure blatancy; his admiration was to be won only by a bashful hero. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Generation] Reference
This has to be my favorite disinfo talking point, mainly because of its blatancy. From Wordnik.com. [Information Liberation] Reference
There is a threshold of blatancy after which I find it all fun rather than irksome. From Wordnik.com. [Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.] Reference
Yet, making allowance for editorial blatancy, they may contain a germ of bitter truth. From Wordnik.com. [Border and Bastille] Reference
They ceased to argue, and sheer blatancy, at all times a power, in war-time is supreme. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859] Reference
It was the blatancy of the business, not any evil quality inherent in it, which had offended him. From Wordnik.com. [The Clarion] Reference
It sounds like a diminished silk petticoat which has lost its blatancy, but retains its personality. From Wordnik.com. [Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour] Reference
Mark made friends with him, and when he found that, in spite of all his blatancy and self-assertion. From Wordnik.com. [The Altar Steps] Reference
A nation at war is a mob whose very blatancy, injustice and cruelty drive one to hatred and opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Combed Out] Reference
His satisfaction found expression in blatancy and in actions that were thoroughly at odds with a man of his age. From Wordnik.com. [Gänsemännchen. English] Reference
Perhaps the blatancy of this connection is contributing to the veep’s reticence. From Wordnik.com. [Where's Dick Cheney on the BP oil spill?] Reference
The real point is not the administration’s relative standing; it is the unique blatancy of its criminality. From Wordnik.com. [TWILIGHT OF OUR DEMOCRACY] Reference
And its blatancy should scare you. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Copenhagen Income Redistribution Conference] Reference
But nothing had prepared me for such blatancy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
The habitual blatancy was slightly checked. From Wordnik.com. [Nerves and Common Sense] Reference
He and Victor had once admired that blatancy. From Wordnik.com. [One of Our Conquerors — Complete] Reference
No modern blatancy, no Yankee smartness anywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Marriage à la mode] Reference
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