#154 blatant

blatant- glaringly conspicuous or obvious; offensively noticeable

- C16 coined by Edmund Spenser; influenced by Latin blatire- to babble; Low German- pladderen

- also blatancy- noun, blatantly- adverb

That's a blatant lie. Moreover, you have a blatant disregard for the truth.

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