egregious
Americanadjective
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extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant.
an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.
- Synonyms:
- shocking, notorious, outrageous, gross
- Antonyms:
- unnoticeable, minor, moderate, tolerable
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Archaic. distinguished or eminent.
adjective
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outstandingly bad; flagrant
an egregious lie
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archaic distinguished; eminent
Other Word Forms
- egregiously adverb
- egregiousness noun
- nonegregious adjective
- nonegregiously adverb
- nonegregiousness noun
- unegregious adjective
- unegregiously adverb
- unegregiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of egregious
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin ēgregius “preeminent, outstanding,” equivalent to ē- + greg-, stem of grēx “flock” + -ius adjective suffix; e- 1, -ous
Example Sentences
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He explained that language emphasizing causation over correlation and other results biases is a problem in scientific research at-large, but in his opinion, this is an egregious example.
From Salon
This raised, she said, serious concerns about workers' exposure to "potentially egregious or harmful content, as well as a lack of clear guidelines on safety, accountability, and worker protection".
From BBC
"Almost everything in that video is egregious, and awful to listen to," Dr Read, a seasoned professor of theatre with no connection to politics, told the BBC.
From BBC
“I think United definitely keeps that in mind as they set the guide, but I wouldn’t view it as some egregiously low bar that they’re setting for themselves.”
In recent years, development projects in Egypt's second city have razed historic parks and -- most egregiously to locals -- privatised and obstructed much of its Mediterranean coastline.
From Barron's
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