conspicuously

conspicuously
    adv 1: in a manner tending to attract attention; "there have
           been plenty of general declarations about willingness to
           meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and
           place" [ant: {inconspicuously}]
    2: in a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in
       the driveway" [syn: {prominently}, {conspicuously}]
    

Conspicuous \Con*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere
   to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to
   look. See {Spy}]
   1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen;
      plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
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            It was a rock
            Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
            Conspicious far.                      --Milton.
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            Conspicious by her veil and hood,
            Signing the cross, the abbess stood.  --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
      defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a
      conspicuous excellence, or fault.
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            A man who holds a conspicuous place in the
            political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of
            England.                              --Macaulay.

   Syn: Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent;
        celebrated. See {Distinguished}. -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ly},
        adv. -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.
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90 Moby Thesaurus words for "conspicuously":
      abundantly, acutely, amazingly, amply, apparently, arrantly,
      astonishingly, awesomely, blatantly, boldly, celebratedly, clearly,
      consequentially, copiously, definitely, discernibly, distinctly,
      eminently, emphatically, evidently, exceptionally, exquisitely,
      extraordinarily, exuberantly, famously, flagrantly, generously,
      glaringly, gloriously, grandly, greatly, importantly, impressively,
      incredibly, intensely, magically, magnanimously, magnificently,
      manifestly, markedly, marvelously, materially, momentously, nobly,
      notably, notedly, noticeably, notoriously, observably, obtrusively,
      obviously, ostensibly, outstandingly, particularly, patently,
      peculiarly, perceivably, perceptibly, plainly, pointedly,
      popularly, preeminently, profusely, prominently, pronouncedly,
      recognizably, remarkably, richly, saliently, seeably, signally,
      significantly, singularly, splendidly, staringly, starkly,
      strikingly, superlatively, surpassingly, surprisingly, uncommonly,
      unconcealedly, undisguisedly, unmistakably, unusually, visibly,
      with clarity, wonderfully, wondrous, worthily