adj 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.
adj 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.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012