OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 7129

egregious

/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
egregio • flagrante
Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
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 b…
The student has made egregious errors on the examination.
craso • garrafal
Outrageously bad; shocking.