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Word: Egregious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in egregious (sense 2)): from Latin egregius ‘illustrious’, literally ‘standing out from the flock’, from ex- ‘out’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’. Sense 1 (late 16th century) probably arose as an ironic use
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈɡriːdʒəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
outstandingly bad; shocking
Short Definition:outstandingly bad
Examples:- egregious abuses of copyright
Definition:
remarkably good.
Short Definition:remarkably good
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