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CONSPICUOUS

\kənspˈɪkjuːəs], \kənspˈɪkjuːəs], \k_ə_n_s_p_ˈɪ_k_j_uː_ə_s]\

Definitions of CONSPICUOUS

2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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noticeable in an unpleasant way
inclined to flaunt; "conspicuous consumption"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Mentally or physically visible; distinguished; striking; obvious.
Conspicuously.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Conspicuously.
Clearly seen: visible to the eye or mind: prominent.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Conspicuously.
Clearly visible; prominent; obvious; striking.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Manifest; plain to sight; eminent.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Obvious to the fight, seen at distance ; eminent, distinguished.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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