Definition of egregious Egregious

/ɪgɹiˈʤʌs/ - [igreejus] - e•gre•gious

We found 6 definitions of egregious from 5 different sources.

What does egregious mean?

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Adjective
egregious - conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
		crying, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank

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egregious (Adjective)
Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.
egregious (Adjective)
Outrageously bad.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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.

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egregious
Extraordinary in some bad way.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

egregious
e-grē′ji-us, adj. prominent: distinguished: outrageous: enormous (in bad sense).—adv. Egrē′giously.—n. Egrē′giousness. [L. egregius, chosen out of the flock—e, out, grex, gregis, a flock.]

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