egregious

[ ih-gree-juhs, -jee-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.

  2. Archaic. distinguished or eminent.

Origin of egregious

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin ēgregius “preeminent, outstanding,” equivalent to ē- + greg-, stem of grēx “flock” + -ius adjective suffix; see e-1, -ous

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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

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British Dictionary definitions for egregious

egregious

/ (ɪˈɡriːdʒəs, -dʒɪəs) /


adjective
  1. outstandingly bad; flagrant: an egregious lie

  2. archaic distinguished; eminent

Origin of egregious

1
C16: from Latin ēgregius outstanding (literally: standing out from the herd), from ē- out + grex flock, herd

Derived forms of egregious

  • egregiously, adverb
  • egregiousness, noun

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