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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.
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.
Definition of egregious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Archaic. remarkable. 2. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad; flagrant.
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 .
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)
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.
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.
