Both Uses of
conspicuous
in
The Scarlet Letter
- His son, too, inherited the persecuting spirit, and made himself so conspicuous in the martyrdom of the witches, that their blood may fairly be said to have left a stain upon him.†
Chpt Intr. *
- Yet there were intervals when the whole scene, in which she was the most conspicuous object, seemed to vanish from her eyes, or, at least, glimmered indistinctly before them, like a mass of imperfectly shaped and spectral images.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(conspicuous) easily noticed -- typically attracting attention such as by being large, flashy, or unusual