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egregious

[ ih-gree-juh s, -jee-uh s ]
/ ɪˈgri dʒəs, -dʒi əs /
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adjective

extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
Archaic. distinguished or eminent.

Words related to egregious

grievous, scandalous, deplorable, flagrant, heinous, nefarious, atrocious, shocking, glaring, intolerable, extreme, arrant, capital, gross, infamous, insufferable, monstrous, notorious, outright, preposterous

Words nearby egregious

egotist, egotistic, egotropic, egr, egr valve, egregious, egress, egression, egressive, egret, egypt

Origin of egregious

1525–35; < Latin ēgregius preeminent, equivalent to ē- e-1 + greg-, stem of grēx flock + -ius adj. suffix; see -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for egregious

egregious
/ (ɪˈɡriːdʒəs, -dʒɪəs) /

adjective

outstandingly bad; flagrantan egregious lie
archaic distinguished; eminent

Derived forms of egregious

egregiously, adverbegregiousness, noun

Word Origin for egregious

C16: from Latin ēgregius outstanding (literally: standing out from the herd), from ē- out + grex flock, herd
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