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egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking
Synonyms
- flagrant
- blatant
- appalling
Antonyms
- minor
- trivial
egregious in a sentence
An egregious error sent the rocket off course.
The egregious error cost the team the game.
Where it comes from
From Latin ex 'out' + grex 'flock' — standing out
Memory hook
EGREGIOUS — sticks out of the GR-EG-arious flock.
Read it in context
- The Speaking Ground Arts