conspicuously

[ kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that is obvious or easily seen, or that attracts notice, often intentionally:

   Safety guidelines shall be conspicuously posted in all work areas.

   In many ways, both conspicuously and sometimes more subtly, the movie challenges gender stereotypes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conspicuously¹

conspicuous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

So don't talk to me about how dangerous immigrants are, how valued mothers are, when the party that claims it wants to make America great again is so conspicuously silent about intimate partner violence.

From Salon

Farrow’s program bio conspicuously doesn’t mention her work with Woody Allen, her former partner with whom she was involved in a very public dispute over allegations that the filmmaker had molested their adopted daughter, Dylan.

From Los Angeles Times

I felt as conspicuously white and out of place as I’ve ever felt in my life.

From Salon

The deputy president has been conspicuously absent from seeing off his boss at the airport when he travels abroad, and receiving him when he returns.

From BBC

Harris has benefited greatly from her overnight installation as the Democratic nominee, which spared her the need to genuflect so conspicuously to the political left.

From Los Angeles Times

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