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e·gre·gious

egregious

pronunciation:
gri jihs
part of speech: adjective
definition: remarkably bad; flagrant; glaring.
The senator's misuse of this money was an egregious violation of public trust.Such blasphemy was considered an egregious sin.
synonyms:
flagrant, glaring, gross
antonyms:
marvelous
similar words:
blatant, outrageous
derivations: egregiously (adv.), egregiousness (n.)