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egregious

[ih-gree-juhs, -jee-uhs]

adjective

  1. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant.

    an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: , , ,
  2. Archaic.distinguished or eminent.



egregious

/ -dʒɪəs, ɪˈɡriːdʒəs /

adjective

  1. outstandingly bad; flagrant

    an egregious lie

  2. archaicdistinguished; eminent

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • egregiously adverb
  • egregiousness noun
  • nonegregious adjective
  • nonegregiously adverb
  • nonegregiousness noun
  • unegregious adjective
  • unegregiously adverb
  • unegregiousness noun
  • ˈ𲵾dzܲ adverb
  • ˈ𲵾dzܲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of egregious1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin ŧ𲵾ܲ “preeminent, outstanding,” equivalent to ŧ- + greg-, stem of ŧ “flock” + -ius adjective suffix; e- 1, -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of egregious1

C16: from Latin ŧ𲵾ܲ outstanding (literally: standing out from the herd), from ŧ- out + grex flock, herd
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Alleging widespread and egregious violations of housing and tenant laws, Atty.

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The lawsuit filed on Friday alleges the five leaders of the Proud Boys were subject to "egregious and systemic abuse of the legal system".

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Half-time should have been an opportunity to regroup and reset, but the third concession was perhaps the most egregious.

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Last week, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement condemning Israel's "egregious" expansion of military operations in Gaza.

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We see that most egregiously, of course, in the transatlantic slave trade and the extermination or resettlement of Indigenous communities.

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