Glaring — Glar ing, a. Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring crime. {Glar ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glaring — [adj1] obvious, unconcealed audacious, blatant, brazen, capital, conspicuous, crying, egregious, evident, excessive, extreme, flagrant, gross, inordinate, manifest, noticeable, obtrusive, open, outrageous, outstanding, overt, patent, protrusive,… … New thesaurus
glaring — [gler′iŋ] adj. 1. shining with a too bright, dazzling light 2. too bright and showy 3. staring in a fierce, angry manner 4. too obvious to be overlooked [a glaring mistake] glaringly adv … English World dictionary
glaring — I adjective apparent, blatant, bright, brilliant, clear, conspicuous, crude, distinct, downright, egregious, evident, extreme, flagrant, flamboyant, flashy, flaunting, garish, glittering, intense, loud, manifest, noticeable, notorious, obtrusive … Law dictionary
glaring — (adj.) late 14c., from prp. of GLARE (Cf. glare). Meaning obtrusively conspicuous is from 1706 … Etymology dictionary
glaring — adj *flagrant, gross, rank Analogous words: *noticeable, conspicuous, outstanding: obtrusive (see IMPERTINENT): extreme, *excessive, inordinate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
glaring — adjective 1 very bad and very noticeable: the glaring injustices of the Soviet legal system | glaring error/mistake: The report contained a number of glaring errors. 2 too bright and difficult to look at: the glaring light of the headlamps… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
glaring — glar|ing [ˈgleərıŋ US ˈgler ] adj 1.) very bad and very noticeable = ↑obvious ▪ The book s most glaring omission is the lack of an index. ▪ a glaring example of political corruption 2.) too bright and difficult to look at ▪ the glaring light of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
glaring — glar|ing [ glerıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a glaring mistake is very obvious 2. ) a glaring light shines very brightly in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glaring — [[t]gle͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe something bad as glaring, you are emphasizing that it is very obvious and easily seen or noticed. → See also glare I never saw such a glaring example of misrepresentation. Syn:… … English dictionary
glaring — adjective 1) glaring lights Syn: dazzling, blinding, blazing, strong, bright, harsh Ant: soft, dim 2) a glaring omission Syn: obvious … Thesaurus of popular words
