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the property of being both obvious and offensive
the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable
How To Use blatancy In A Sentence
- One thing that could be a bit off-putting is that he uses a great deal of harsh language and blatancy, which can often be offensive.
- There is in the penumbra of the USA Patriots Act the rendition of prisoners, the detention of however many anonymous suspects without even the pretense of due process, not to mention legal representation, the perpetual suspension of civil liberty, a new blatancy. Victor Navasky: The Difference Between Being Opinionated (Bad) and Having an Opinion (Good)
- Although not abstract (because recognisable for what it is), it nonetheless possesses a certain mystery because of its quiet blatancy. Object
- The blatancy of its rhetorical devices and the perverseness of its address create discomfort for serious theorists.
- I have seen such as "February", for instance, in the Boston Museum, present for me the sensation of a man of great private spiritual and intellectual means, having the wish to express tactfully and convincingly his personal conclusions and reactions, leaning always toward the side of iridescent illusiveness rather than emotional blatancy and irrelevant extravagance. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets
- But what undermines the book "is not simply the blatancy of the symbolism, or the conversations in which everyone makes their part in the novel's psychological framing just a shade too clear, but a kind of procedural elephantiasis. Critical eye: book reviews roundup
- I got the impression that McMissile's debate strategy was to very deliberately try to get under Obama's skin using the blatancy of his lies as bait, in order to draw Obama into a street brawl. McCain Seems To Have Upper Hand, But No Real Game Changers
- I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed over the last few days by the scale - and the blatancy - of BBC bias over this issue & got lost trying to find how to complain on their website. Selected targets
- The blatancy of the legal double standard is not only frustrating -- it's infuriating. The Great Viagra Emergency
- The Bush administration, and the concurrent lack of a real opposition party, are merely bitter foretastes of the blatancy these tendencies must eventually achieve. Capitalism as the Engine of Global Crisis