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egre·gious (ē grē′jəs, i-; also, -jē əs)
adjective
- Archaic remarkable
- outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad; flagrant an egregious error
Etymology: L egregius, separated from the herd, hence select < e-, out + grex: see gregarious
Related Forms:
- egregiously egre′·giously adverb
- egregiousness egre′·gious·ness noun
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