egregiously
131egregiousness — egregious ► ADJECTIVE 1) outstandingly bad. 2) archaic remarkably good. DERIVATIVES egregiously adverb egregiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin egregius illustrious (literally standing out from the flock ), from grex flock …
132egregious — [ē grē′jəs, igrē′jəs; ] also [, ē grē′jəs əs, i grējē əs] adj. [L egregius, separated from the herd, hence select < e , out + grex: see GREGARIOUS] 1. Archaic remarkable 2. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad; flagrant [an… …
