glaringly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡlɛrɪŋli/ UK /ˈɡlɛːrɪŋli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a way that is obvious and conspicuous, especially badly so

The report was glaringly incomplete.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that is obvious... obviously conspicuously blatantly flagrantly manifestly

Opposites

subtly inconspicuously imperceptibly

Word family

Related forms glaring glare

Etymology

From glaring + -ly, from glare, from Middle English glaren ('to shine, stare'), probably of Low German origin and related to Middle Dutch glaren ('to gleam').

glaren Middle English

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# glaringly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈɡlɛrɪŋli
**IPA (UK):** ˈɡlɛːrɪŋli

## Meanings
1. in a way that is obvious and conspicuous, especially badly so

## Examples
- The report was glaringly incomplete.

## Synonyms
- obviously
- conspicuously
- blatantly
- flagrantly
- manifestly

## Antonyms
- subtly
- inconspicuously
- imperceptibly

## Related Forms
- glaring
- glare

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: glaren

## Etymology
From glaring + -ly, from glare, from Middle English glaren ('to shine, stare'), probably of Low German origin and related to Middle Dutch glaren ('to gleam').

## AI Etymology
Glaringly comes from glaring + -ly, from glare, from Middle English glaren ('to shine, stare'), probably of Low German origin and related to Middle Dutch glaren ('to gleam'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adverb, it carries the sense "in a way that is obvious and conspicuous, especially badly so", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Middle English glaren. Related words include glaring, glare.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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