egregious
Origin of egregious
1Other words for egregious
Opposites for egregious
Other words from egregious
- e·gre·gious·ly, adverb
- e·gre·gious·ness, noun
- non·e·gre·gious, adjective
- non·e·gre·gious·ly, adverb
- non·e·gre·gious·ness, noun
- un·e·gre·gious, adjective
- un·e·gre·gious·ly, adverb
- un·e·gre·gious·ness, noun
Words Nearby egregious
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How to use egregious in a sentence
Perhaps one of the most egregious examples is the abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws.
Are Police Stealing People’s Property? | Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are both complicit in this, though my mother is the more egregious offender.
Here are just a few of the most egregious uses of lethal force by Chicago police.
Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back | Justin Glawe | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most egregious uses of lethal force have been borne by people with intellectual disabilities and children.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls | Emily Shire | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo call Wild an emotional film would be an egregious disservice to its astounding journey to screen.
Crying With Laura Dern: The Star on Her Oscar-Worthy ‘Wild’ Turn | Kevin Fallon | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So far, so good; but, in another quarter, Allcraft suddenly discovered that he had committed an egregious blunder.
Fust I knew them geysers begun for to groan egregious like, an' I seen the caribou gallopin' hell-bent south.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. Chambers"That young man is a most egregious ass," said Mr Whittlestaff.
An Old Man's Love | Anthony TrollopeHere was a house that gratified his sensuous nature through and through, and appealed irresistibly to his egregious vanity.
Sevenoaks | J. G. HollandThat the general question of property is at all affected by the obliteration of this interest, is an egregious error.
British Dictionary definitions for egregious
/ (ɪˈɡriːdʒəs, -dʒɪəs) /
outstandingly bad; flagrant: an egregious lie
archaic distinguished; eminent
Origin of egregious
1Derived forms of egregious
- egregiously, adverb
- egregiousness, noun
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