conspicuously


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conspicuous /kənˈspɪkjʊəs/
adjective clearly visible.

■ attracting notice or attention.

– phrases
conspicuous by one's absence obviously not present where one should be.
– derivatives
conspicuity noun,
conspicuously adverb,
conspicuousness noun.
– origin C16: from L. conspicuus (from conspicere ‘look at attentively’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + spicere ‘look at’) + -ous.
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