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   E·gre·gious

   /iˈɡrējəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. outstandingly bad; shocking: "egregious abuses of copyright"
   • 2. remarkably good. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in egregious (sense 2)): from Latin egregius ‘illustrious’, literally ‘standing out from the flock’, from ex- ‘out’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’. Sense 1 (late 16th century) probably arose as an ironic use.

   Derivatives

   • 1. egregiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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