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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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Egregious
E*gre"gious\ (?; 277), a. [L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious.] Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. The egregious impudence of this fellow. --Bp. Hall. His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected. --Milton.
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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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