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egregious
What does egregious mean?
egregious (adjective): outrageously bad; shocking.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use egregious in a sentence?
- He would never make a mistake this egregious. (Tatoeba sentence #10570137 by Luornu, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce egregious?
/ɪˈɡɹidʒəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does egregious come from?
From Latin ēgregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “egregious” mean?
offering little or no hope
Not quite: that's what bleak means.
widespread; very prevalent
Not quite: that's what ubiquitous means.
outrageously bad; shocking
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showing lack of favoritism
Not quite: that's what impartial means.
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