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   egregious

   /ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/

   adjective

   • 1. outstandingly bad; shocking: "egregious abuses of copyright"
   • 2. remarkably good. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in egregious (sense 2)): from Latin egregius ‘illustrious’, literally ‘standing out from the flock’, from ex- ‘out’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’. Sense 1 (late 16th century) probably arose as an ironic use.

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   • 1. egregiousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › egregiousEgregious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : conspicuous. especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant. egregious errors. egregious padding of the evidence Christopher Hitchens. 2. archaic : distinguished. egregiously adverb. egregiousness noun. Did you know? Egregious comes from a Latin word meaning "distinguished" or "eminent."

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEGREGIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of something bad) extreme; beyond any reasonable degree: egregious errors of fact.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEGREGIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (of something bad) extreme; beyond any reasonable degree: egregious errors of fact.

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   Egregious definition: extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant. See examples of EGREGIOUS used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › egregiousEgregious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something that is egregious stands out, but not in a good way — it means "really bad or offensive." If you make an egregious error during a championship soccer match, your coach might bench you for the rest of the game. An egregious error is so bad that it might not be forgivable. Some synonyms are appalling and intolerable.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › egregiousEGREGIOUS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for EGREGIOUS: blatant, obvious, glaring, gross, flagrant, conspicuous, striking, patent; Antonyms of EGREGIOUS: inconspicuous, imperceptible, trivial, unobtrusive, small, insignificant, slight, inconsequential.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionegregious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of egregious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEGREGIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   egregious in British English. (ɪˈɡriːdʒəs , -dʒɪəs ) adjective. 1. outstandingly bad; flagrant. an egregious lie. 2. archaic. distinguished; eminent. Collins English Dictionary.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › egregious_adjegregious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    The earliest known use of the adjective egregious is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for egregious is from around 1550, in P. Vergil's English History. egregious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ēgregius, ‑ous suffix.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › egregiousEgregious - definition of egregious by The Free Dictionary

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    egregious. adjective grievous, shocking, appalling, notorious, horrifying, outrageous, glaring, horrific, infamous, intolerable, monstrous, scandalous, frightful, gross, rank, heinous, flagrant, abhorrent, insufferable, arrant the most egregious abuses of human rights.