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- Dictionaryegregious/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
adjective
- 1. outstandingly bad; shocking: "egregious abuses of copyright"
- 2. remarkably good. archaic
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(of something bad) extreme; beyond any reasonable degree: egregious errors of fact.
1. : conspicuous. especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant. egregious errors. egregious padding of the evidence Christopher Hitchens. 2. archaic : distinguished. egregiously adverb. egregiousness noun. Did you know? Egregious comes from a Latin word meaning "distinguished" or "eminent."
Egregious definition: extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant. See examples of EGREGIOUS used in a sentence.
(of something bad) extreme; beyond any reasonable degree: egregious errors of fact.
Something that is egregious stands out, but not in a good way — it means "really bad or offensive." If you make an egregious error during a championship soccer match, your coach might bench you for the rest of the game.
egregious in British English. (ɪˈɡriːdʒəs , -dʒɪəs ) adjective. 1. outstandingly bad; flagrant. an egregious lie. 2. archaic. distinguished; eminent. Collins English Dictionary.
Jun 2, 2024 · egregious ( comparative more egregious, superlative most egregious) Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense. The student has made egregious errors on the examination. Outrageously bad; shocking .
Outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad; flagrant. An egregious error. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion. The student has made egregious errors on the examination. Wiktionary. Synonyms: gross. glaring. crying. rank. flagrant. shocking. outrageous.
Definition of egregious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. outstandingly bad; flagrant: an egregious lie. 2. archaic distinguished; eminent. [C16: from Latin ēgregius outstanding (literally: standing out from the herd), from ē- out + grex flock, herd] eˈgregiously adv. eˈgregiousness n.
