'Egregious' definitions:

Definition of 'egregious'

From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank]

Definition of 'Egregious'

From: GCIDE
  • Egregious \E*gre"gious\ (?; 277), a. [L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious.] Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. [1913 Webster]
  • The egregious impudence of this fellow. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
  • His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'egregious'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Egregious'