Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a conspicuous manner, Obviously; prominently; in a manner to catch the eye or the attention.
- Eminently; remarkably.
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- adverb In a
conspicuous manner;noticeably .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a prominent way
- adverb in a manner tending to attract attention
Etymologies
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Examples
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Without missing a beat, the taller man handed Dickie a beer (apparently it was not too early to drink), and began challenging his opponent to distinguish between the genuine ascetic and what he termed the conspicuously nonconsuming -poverty snob.
Villa Incognito Robbins, Tom 2003
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Also, on desk, conspicuously, is a heavy dispatch box.
THEFT 2010
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Hough introduces Sarwar Khan in conspicuously unfavorable terms as follows:
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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In a campaign that has had a lot of talk about religion getting an awful lot of play, there's a word conspicuously absent from all of the Web sites of the candidates.
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Confederates, who, in his opinion, did not number over 50,000 [834], had again brought his name conspicuously before the country.
A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander
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Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi found his name conspicuously absent from the list of invitees.
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Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi found his name conspicuously absent from the list of invitees.
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Schelling's rhetoric is once again conspicuously affective: human beings "never gain control" of their dark nature, he writes: "This is the sadness which inheres to all finite life [...]
Mourning Becomes Theory: Schelling and the Absent Body of Philosophy 2000
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One name conspicuously absent from that short list: State Senator James Meeks.
Chicago Mayor Race: James Meeks Isn't 'Consensus Candidate,' But Still Running Will Guzzardi 2010
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One name conspicuously absent from that short list: State Senator James Meeks.
Chicago Mayor Race: James Meeks Isn't 'Consensus Candidate,' But Still Running Will Guzzardi 2010
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