'Egregious' definitions:
Definition of 'egregious'
(from WordNet)
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
- a bit much,
- abandoned,
- abominable,
- absolute,
- all-embracing,
- all-encompassing,
- all-out,
- all-pervading,
- appalling,
- arrant,
- astonishing,
- atrocious,
- awful,
- base,
- beastly,
- beneath contempt,
- blameworthy,
- born,
- boundless,
- broad-based,
- brutal,
- capital,
- classical,
- clean,
- clear,
- complete,
- comprehensive,
- congenital,
- conspicuous,
- consummate,
- contemptible,
- crass,
- decided,
- deep-dyed,
- definitive,
- deplorable,
- despicable,
- detestable,
- dire,
- disgusting,
- downright,
- dreadful,
- dyed-in-the-wool,
- enormous,
- exaggerated,
- exceptional,
- excessive,
- exhaustive,
- exorbitant,
- extraordinary,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- fabulous,
- fancy,
- fantastic,
- fetid,
- filthy,
- flagrant,
- formidable,
- foul,
- fulsome,
- gigantic,
- glaring,
- gluttonous,
- grievous,
- gross,
- hateful,
- heinous,
- high,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- hyperbolic,
- hypertrophied,
- immoderate,
- incontinent,
- incredible,
- infamous,
- inordinate,
- intemperate,
- intensive,
- intolerable,
- lamentable,
- loathsome,
- lousy,
- marked,
- marvelous,
- monstrous,
- nasty,
- nefarious,
- noisome,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- notorious,
- obnoxious,
- odious,
- of mark,
- offensive,
- omnibus,
- omnipresent,
- out of bounds,
- out of sight,
- out-and-out,
- outrageous,
- outright,
- outstanding,
- overbig,
- overdeveloped,
- overgreat,
- overgrown,
- overlarge,
- overmuch,
- overweening,
- perfect,
- pervasive,
- pitiable,
- pitiful,
- plain,
- plumb,
- positive,
- precious,
- preposterous,
- profound,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- pure,
- radical,
- rank,
- regrettable,
- regular,
- remarkable,
- reprehensible,
- repulsive,
- rotten,
- sad,
- scandalous,
- schlock,
- scurvy,
- shabby,
- shameful,
- shattering,
- sheer,
- shocking,
- shoddy,
- signal,
- sordid,
- squalid,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- steep,
- stiff,
- straight,
- striking,
- superior,
- superlative,
- surpassing,
- sweeping,
- terrible,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- through-and-through,
- too bad,
- too much,
- total,
- ubiquitous,
- unbearable,
- unbridled,
- unclean,
- uncommon,
- unconditional,
- unconscionable,
- undeniable,
- undue,
- unequivocal,
- universal,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- unreasonable,
- unrelieved,
- unreserved,
- unrestrained,
- unrestricted,
- unspoiled,
- utter,
- veritable,
- vile,
- villainous,
- wholesale,
- woeful,
- wonderful,
- worst,
- worthless,
- wretched