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    E·gre·gious
    /iˈɡrējəs/

    adjective

    • 1. outstandingly bad; shocking: "egregious abuses of copyright"
    • 2. remarkably good. archaic
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  3. Definition of egregious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. adjective. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. Synonyms: shocking, notorious, outrageous, gross. Antonyms: unnoticeable, minor, moderate, tolerable. Archaic. distinguished or eminent. egregious. / -dʒɪəs; ɪˈɡriːdʒəs /.

  5. What does the adjective egregious mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective egregious , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. adjective. formal uk / ɪˈɡriːdʒəs / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. extremely bad or shocking in an obvious way: an egregious example of racism. (Definition of egregious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  7. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English egregious /ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/ adjective formal an egregious mistake, failure, problem etc is extremely bad and noticeable —egregiously adverb Examples from the Corpus egregious • The outcome of childbearing by both teenagers and older women can be egregious.

  8. 1. gross, outrageous, notorious. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: egregious /ɪˈɡriːdʒəs -dʒɪəs / adj. outstandingly bad; flagrant. archaic distinguished; eminent. Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ēgregius outstanding (literally: standing out from the herd), from ē- out + grex flock, herd. eˈgregiousness n.

  9. Definitions of 'egregious' Egregious means very bad indeed. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'egregious' British English: ɪgriːdʒəs American English: ɪgridʒəs. More. Synonyms of 'egregious' • grievous, shocking, appalling, notorious [...] More. Collocations with 'egregious' egregious error egregious failure egregious violation.

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