Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Egregious has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
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"
2
conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
Example Sentences
"a crying shame"
adjective
"an egregious lie"
adjective
"flagrant violation of human rights"
adjective
"a glaring error"
adjective
"gross ineptitude"
adjective
"gross injustice"
adjective
"rank treachery"
adjective