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egregious

adj
/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/

Etymology

From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".

  1. borrowed from ēgregius

Definitions

  1. Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding

    Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.

    • The student has made egregious errors on the examination.
    • 16th century, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto, I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!"
    • My lord, you give me most egregious indignity.

  2. Outrageously bad

    Outrageously bad; shocking.

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Derived

egregiosity, egregiously, egregiousness, unegregious

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA