adj.
Pronunciation: i- ' gr ē -j ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin egregius, from e- + greg-, grex herd ― more at GREGARIOUS
Date: circa 1534
1 archaic : DISTINGUISHED
2 : CONSPICUOUS especially : conspicuously bad : FLAGRANT < egregious errors> < egregious padding of the evidence ― Christopher Hitchens>
– egre · gious · ly adverb
– egre · gious · ness noun