The Only Use of
flagrant
in
The Scarlet Letter
- There can be no outrage, methinks, against our common nature—whatever be the delinquencies of the individual—no outrage more flagrant than to forbid the culprit to hide his face for shame; as it was the essence of this punishment to do.†
p. 41.3flagrant = obviously and outrageously bad
Definition:
obviously and outrageously bad (in the sense of violating what is normally considered proper)