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Definition of egregious
1 archaic : distinguished
2 : conspicuous; especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant egregious errors egregious padding of the evidence — Christopher Hitchens
egregiously
adverbegregiousness
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Examples of egregious in a Sentence
… the public perception is that too many corporate executives have committed egregious breaches of trust by cooking the books, shading the truth, and enriching themselves with huge stock-option profits while shareholders suffered breathtaking losses. —John A. Byrne et al., Business Week, 6 May 2002
History cannot be rewritten, but some of its more egregious errors can be corrected—at least in part, at least symbolically. … Or so assume a growing number of human-rights advocates. —Ellis Cose, Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2001
an egregious example of political bias
the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling
Recent Examples of egregious from the Web
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Particularly egregious story here of Fox Sports laying off social media specialist Tyson Winter 27 hours after telling him his job was safe.
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This is the most egregious case I’ve ever seen filed by the TABC.
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That meant the court wasn’t aware of some of the more egregious incidents.
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The lawsuit also contains more egregious allegations of kidnapping and extortion by bounty hunters and assertions that the companies violated state and federal racketeering laws through those underlying offenses.
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The most egregious example from the original series of course, is Piper Laurie’s multi-episode stint in yellowface; another is Agent Gordon Cole’s hearing impairment.
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The most egregious example from the original series of course, is Piper Laurie’s multi-episode stint in yellowface; another is Agent Gordon Cole’s hearing impairment.
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Trump also boasted that his proposal would increase human rights in Cuba, which is curious given his bromance with the leaders of the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, all egregious violators.
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Some violations of human rights are so egregious as to demand it.
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Did You Know?
Egregious derives from the Latin word egregius, meaning "distinguished" or "eminent." In its earliest English uses, egregious was a compliment to someone who had a remarkably good quality that placed him or her eminently above others. That's how English philosopher and theorist Thomas Hobbes used it in flattering a colleague when he remarked, "I am not so egregious a mathematician as you are." Since Hobbes' day, however, the meaning of the word has become noticeably less complimentary, possibly as a result of ironic use of its original sense.
Origin and Etymology of egregious
Latin egregius, from e- + greg-, grex herd — more at gregarious
EGREGIOUS Defined for English Language Learners
egregious
playDefinition of egregious for English Language Learners
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: very bad and easily noticed
Law Dictionary
egregious
playLegal Definition of egregious
: extremely and conspicuously bad
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