Definitions for egregious
ɪˈgri dʒəs, -dʒi əsegre·gious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rankadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. egregiousadjective

   Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.

   The student has made egregious errors on the examination.

2. egregiousadjective

   Outrageously bad.

3. Etymology: From prefix e-, + grex, + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus; reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EGREGIOUSadjective

   Etymology: egregius, Latin.

   1. Eminent; remarkable; extraordinary.

   He might be able to adorn this present age, and furnish history with the records of egregious exploits, both of art and valour. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   One to empire born;
   Egregious prince! whose manly childhood shew’d
   His mingled parents, and portended joy
   Unspeakable. Phillips.

   2. Eminently bad; remarkably vicious. This is the usual sense.

   We may be bold to conclude, that these last times, for insolence, pride and egregious contempt of all good order, are the worst. Richard Hooker, Preface.

   Ah me, most credulous fool!
   Egregious murtherer! William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   And hence th’ egregious wizzard shall foredoom
   The fate of Louis, and the fall of Rome. Alexander Pope.

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1. egregious

   Egregious refers to something that is extraordinary in a bad, shocking or negative way. It is often used to describe actions, behaviors, or errors that are remarkably bad or flagrant.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Egregiousadjective

   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

2. Etymology: [L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. 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.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egregious

   outstandingly bad, shocking, horrible

   
   

   Submitted by cathi_b on September 29, 2020  

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   EGREGIOUS

   The body was found in egregious condition.

   They found the body in extreme egregious condition

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on June 11, 2020  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of egregious in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of egregious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of egregious in a Sentence

1. Human Rights Watch:

   The baseless conviction... exposes the extreme deterioration of the rule of law in Venezuela, the trials involved egregious due process violations and failed to provide evidence linking the accused to a crime.

2. Lee Rowland:

   Some of these bills are so egregious that you don't need a law degree to conclude they're unconstitutional.

3. Jody Hice:

   Waste on an egregious level by federal employees who are taking taxpayer monies and using it for purposes other than the reason they were hired.

4. Teri Hatcher:

   And then they went and ran it anyway. And that is even more egregious that it was so purposefully hurtful.

5. Jennifer Grygiel:

   These are instances of speech that are just so egregious, anthony Fauci is leading the Covid response here in this country, and to get on the platform to call for Anthony Fauci beheading is just terrible.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=egregious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Egregious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=egregious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egregious
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=egregious