EGREGIOUS


Meaning of EGREGIOUS in English

adj. 1 outstandingly bad; shocking (egregious folly; an egregious ass). 2 archaic or joc. remarkable. egregiously adv. egregiousness n.

[ L egregius illustrious, lit. 'standing out from the flock' f. grex gregis flock ]

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