Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - blatant

You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination. ...a blatant attempt to spread the blame for the fiasco... The elitism was blatant. ADJ c darkgreen]emphasis • blatantly ...a blatantly sexist question... They said the song blatantly encouraged the killing of policemen. ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v