egregious
Americanadjective
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant.
an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
- Synonyms:
- shocking, notorious, outrageous, gross
- Antonyms:
- unnoticeable, minor, moderate, tolerable
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Archaic. distinguished or eminent.
adjective
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outstandingly bad; flagrant
an egregious lie
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archaic distinguished; eminent
Other Word Forms
- egregiously adverb
- egregiousness noun
- nonegregious adjective
- nonegregiously adverb
- nonegregiousness noun
- unegregious adjective
- unegregiously adverb
- unegregiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of egregious
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin ēgregius “preeminent, outstanding,” equivalent to ē- + greg-, stem of grēx “flock” + -ius adjective suffix; e- 1, -ous
Example Sentences
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“Whether the welfare fraud is millions or billions of dollars, it is egregious,” he wrote.
Before filing the lawsuit, the Hillside Federation, a nonprofit representing roughly four dozen homeowner and resident associations in the Santa Monica Mountains, challenged the city on one permit approval it found particularly egregious.
From Los Angeles Times
Based on yardsticks such as the price/earnings ratio and enterprise value to free cash flow, the valuation isn’t egregious.
From Barron's
Johnson & Johnson said it would appeal the verdict, which it called “egregious and patently unconstitutional.”
For months, the bank has been trying to get out of the arrangement before Javice’s appeal results in even more charges, which the bank has called “patently excessive and egregious.”
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