egregious

CEFRC2

/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Shockingly bad or unacceptable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Outrageously bad; shocking.

Examples

  • He would never make a mistake this egregious.

  • The group's infractions were so egregious that we were forced to arrest them.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /əˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒi.əs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.

More examples

In context

  • The student has made egregious errors on the examination.

  • 16th century, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto, I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!"

  • My lord, you give me most egregious indignity.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".