'Conspicuously' definitions:
Definition of 'conspicuously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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]
adverb
In a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" [syn: prominently, conspicuously]
Definition of 'Conspicuously'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'conspicuously'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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