egregious[adjective]Synonyms: capital, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank
Contrasted words: measly, minor, petty, piddling, slender, slight, trifling, trivial
Related Words: arrant,
outright,
stark,
infamous,
nefarious,
notorious,
atrocious,
deplorable,
heinous,
monstrous,
outrageous,
preposterous [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧gre‧gious /ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: egregius 'unusual', from grex 'group of animals']
an egregious mistake, failure, problem etc is extremely bad and noticeable
—egregiously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲