egregious — outstandingly bad; shocking or appalling
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: outstandingly bad; shocking or appalling
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
Example Sentences
- The restaurant's egregious hygiene violations included finding a family of mice living in the salad bar.
- His egregious spelling mistakes in the love letter included writing 'your' instead of 'you're' seventeen times.
- The politician's egregious lies were so obvious that even his own mother fact-checked him.
egregious
ADJECTIVE[/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/]
outstandingly bad; shocking or appalling
The chef's egregious mistake ruined the entire wedding banquet in seconds.
E-grief-us! So shockingly bad it makes you cry!
The gregarious crowd's egregious error left them precarious!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'egregius' meaning 'distinguished' or 'outstanding,' derived from 'e-' (out) and 'grex' (flock/herd), literally meaning 'standing out from the flock.' The word evolved to mean 'standing out' in a negative sense.
Breakdown
e- (out) + greg (flock, from Latin grex) + -ious (adjective suffix) = egregious (standing out from the flock, notably bad)
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📝Examples
“The restaurant's egregious hygiene violations included finding a family of mice living in the salad bar.”
“His egregious spelling mistakes in the love letter included writing 'your' instead of 'you're' seventeen times.”
“The politician's egregious lies were so obvious that even his own mother fact-checked him.”
“The court ruled that the defendant's actions constituted an egregious breach of professional ethics.”
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