egregious
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dʒəs, -dʒi adjective
1.
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. Synonyms: gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking. Antonyms: tolerable, moderate, minor, unnoticeable.
2.
Archaic. distinguished or eminent.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | outstandingly bad; flagrant: an egregious lie |
| 2. | archaic distinguished; eminent |
| [C16: from Latin ēgregius outstanding (literally: standing out from the herd), from ē- out + grex flock, herd] | |
| e'gregiously | |
| —adv | |
| e'gregiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
egregious
1530s, from L. egregius, from the phrase ex grege "rising above the flock," from ex "out of" + grege, ablative of grex "herd, flock." Disapproving sense, now predominant, arose 16c., originally ironic and is not in the Latin word, which etymologically means simply "exceptional." Related: Egregiously
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Example sentences
The for-profit sector right now provides some examples of egregious misbehavior.
Now that the recovery is looking fragile, it makes the dollar's overvaluation look ever more egregious.
Today, the evasions seem egregious, though hardly incomprehensible.
Particularly egregious is their presence at the various training academies.
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