egregious
eg·re·gious
adjective
1.
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- “a crying shame”
- “an egregious lie”
- “flagrant violation of human rights”
- “a glaring error”
- “gross ineptitude”
- “gross injustice”
- “rank treachery”
Origin
From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".
Phrases
- egregia cum laude
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