Definitions
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Word origin
From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".
Used in a sentence
“The student has made egregious errors on the examination.”
“16th century, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto, I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!"”
“My lord, you give me most egregious indignity.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Outstandingly bad”9 letters
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