EGREGIOUS


Meaning of EGREGIOUS in English

— egregiously , adv. — egregiousness , n.

/i gree"jeuhs, -jee euhs/ , adj.

1. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.

2. Archaic. distinguished or eminent.

[ 1525-35; egregius preeminent, equiv. to e- E- + greg-, s. of grex flock + -ius adj. suffix; see -OUS ]

Syn. 1. gross, outrageous, notorious.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .