egregious
adjective | /egregious/
outstandingly bad; extraordinarily negative
egregious
adjective | /egregious/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMoutstandingly bad; extraordinarily negative
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"The company made an egregious error in its accounting."
"Egregious violations of safety rules led to fines."
Mnemonic Trick
EGREGIOUS → E + GREG (group) ironic: originally "remarkable", now usually very bad.
Etymology
From Latin egregius “distinguished from the flock,” ironic shift to glaring badness.
Used for shockingly bad errors or behaviour.
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