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e⋅gre⋅gious

  [i-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:
1525–35; < L ēgregius preeminent, equiv. to ē- e- + greg-, s. of grēx flock + -ius adj. suffix; see -ous

Related forms:
e⋅gre⋅gious⋅ly, adverb
e⋅gre⋅gious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. gross, outrageous, notorious.
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e·gre·gious   (ĭ-grē'jəs, -jē-əs)   
adj.  Conspicuously bad or offensive. See Synonyms at flagrant.

[From Latin ēgregius, outstanding : ē-, ex-, ex- + grex, greg-, herd; see ger- in Indo-European roots.]
e·gre'gious·ly adv., e·gre'gious·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

egregious 
c.1534, from L. egregius, from the phrase ex grege "rising above the flock," from ex "out of" + grege, abl. of grex "herd, flock." Disapproving sense, now predominant, arose 16c., originally ironic and is not in the L. word, which etymologically means simply "exceptional."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: egre·gious
Pronunciation: i-'grE-j&s
Function: adjective
: extremely and conspicuously bad
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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