Word meaning
egregious
adjective · ih-GREE-jus
What does egregious mean?
Egregious means outstandingly bad; shocking.
Egregious in a sentence
“The report was full of egregious errors.”
Synonyms for egregious
- flagrant
- glaring
- outrageous
Where does egregious come from?
From Latin egregius, "standing out from the flock"; it originally meant remarkably good.
How to remember egregious
- Say it out loud a few times: ih-GREE-jus.
- Write one sentence of your own using egregious, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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