egregious

The definition of egregious is extraordinary, but in a negative way.

(adjective)

An example of egregious is a person who is a fantastic liar.

See egregious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Archaic remarkable
outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad; flagrant: an egregious error

Origin: L egregius, separated from the herd, hence select < e-, out + grex: see gregarious

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See egregious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Conspicuously bad or offensive. See Synonyms at flagrant.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin ēgregius, outstanding

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + grex, greg-, herd; see ger- in Indo-European roots

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