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Meaning of 'egregious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Egregious [ a.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'egregious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . egregious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • a crying shame;
  • a glaring error;
  • an egregious lie;
  • flagrant violation of human rights;
  • gross ineptitude;
  • gross injustice;
  • rank treachery

Nearby Words:

egranulose egre egregiously egregiousness egremoin egress egression egressor egret egrette

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