Definition of conspicuously in English:
conspicuously
adverb kənˈspɪkjʊəslikənˈspɪkjʊəsli
1In a clearly visible way.
the signs were conspicuously displayed inside the restaurant
Example sentencesExamples
- Bald eagles appear conspicuously whenever a family member dies, but they show up often enough otherwise that they haven't become an ill omen.
- On her right wrist she conspicuously displays a cameo bracelet bearing the profile of Louis XV.
- Notebooks and files were conspicuously out on the table as the leaders prepared to chew over weighty fare of international politics.
- The trajectory of the ribs—some of which seem to wind around the piers—appears conspicuously indirect.
- There is a black lesion with conspicuously irregular margins on the dorsal surface of the body adjacent to the base of the tail.
- This historic place was designated conspicuously on our operations map as a military strategic point.
- The chunk of gallery floor that was removed to create the depression for the pool was laid conspicuously to one side.
- He was a teen noted for his conspicuously large hands and long fingers.
- The elderly can betray their presence by physical manifestations such as outdoor handrails and aids such as intercoms that may conspicuously be on their doors.
- We saw a man at the window of a house with one arm in his shirt and the other arm and shoulder bare and conspicuously white.
- 1.1 In a way that attracts notice or attention.
his arguments conspicuously lack rigour
as submodifier one important voice has been conspicuously absent
Example sentencesExamples
- The leisurely rhythm provides a conspicuously lyrical contrast with the grotesquerie of the images on display.
- A third film of this period was based upon a popular play in which a bushranger was conspicuously featured.
- Conspicuously absent from the program are direct allusions to liturgical activities or priestly authority.
- This was something the filmmaker himself conspicuously failed to do.
- It is a conservative community with attractive clusters of Jugendstil villas, but on the whole is conspicuously lacking in charm.
- The magazine was conspicuously quiet during World War II, publishing only a maddeningly vague piece by architect George Howe.
- His design for the tower is conservative rather than innovative, scholarly not conspicuously original.
- Both the photographer and the slumped figure in the boat highlight their utilitarian disposition by conspicuously disregarding aesthetic possibilities.
- This was so conspicuously unfair as to be unlawful as an abuse of power.
- The film conspicuously avoids offering any spiritual insight for risk of offending anyone.
Definition of conspicuously in US English:
conspicuously
adverbkənˈspikyo͝oəslēkənˈspɪkjʊəsli
1In a clearly visible way.
the signs were conspicuously displayed inside the restaurant
Example sentencesExamples
- The trajectory of the ribs—some of which seem to wind around the piers—appears conspicuously indirect.
- This historic place was designated conspicuously on our operations map as a military strategic point.
- The chunk of gallery floor that was removed to create the depression for the pool was laid conspicuously to one side.
- The elderly can betray their presence by physical manifestations such as outdoor handrails and aids such as intercoms that may conspicuously be on their doors.
- There is a black lesion with conspicuously irregular margins on the dorsal surface of the body adjacent to the base of the tail.
- He was a teen noted for his conspicuously large hands and long fingers.
- Bald eagles appear conspicuously whenever a family member dies, but they show up often enough otherwise that they haven't become an ill omen.
- We saw a man at the window of a house with one arm in his shirt and the other arm and shoulder bare and conspicuously white.
- Notebooks and files were conspicuously out on the table as the leaders prepared to chew over weighty fare of international politics.
- On her right wrist she conspicuously displays a cameo bracelet bearing the profile of Louis XV.
- 1.1 In a way that attracts notice or attention.
his arguments conspicuously lack rigor
as submodifier one important voice has been conspicuously absent
Example sentencesExamples
- This was so conspicuously unfair as to be unlawful as an abuse of power.
- The leisurely rhythm provides a conspicuously lyrical contrast with the grotesquerie of the images on display.
- His design for the tower is conservative rather than innovative, scholarly not conspicuously original.
- Conspicuously absent from the program are direct allusions to liturgical activities or priestly authority.
- This was something the filmmaker himself conspicuously failed to do.
- The magazine was conspicuously quiet during World War II, publishing only a maddeningly vague piece by architect George Howe.
- Both the photographer and the slumped figure in the boat highlight their utilitarian disposition by conspicuously disregarding aesthetic possibilities.
- A third film of this period was based upon a popular play in which a bushranger was conspicuously featured.
- It is a conservative community with attractive clusters of Jugendstil villas, but on the whole is conspicuously lacking in charm.
- The film conspicuously avoids offering any spiritual insight for risk of offending anyone.