Egregious Meaning And Origin

Egregious definition is conspicuous.

Egregious meaning and origin. Distinguished eminent excellent from latin egregius distinguished excellent extraordinary from see definitions of egregious. From remarkably good to shockingly bad. What is the definition of egregious.

Sense 1 late. It is often used to describe. Extraordinary in a bad or negative way very noticeably bad.

Mid 16th century in egregious sense 2. In response to media queries on remarks made by the pak pm the ministry of external affairs said the pak pm s remarks are an egregious insult to all citizens of india. Some words originally used for animals that gather in flocks have been herded into use for people too.

What are synonyms for egregious. How do you use egregious in a sentence. The latin word grex means flock herd or group and is the root of several english words.

Webster also gives distinguished as an archaic meaning and notes that contemporary usage often has an unpleasant connotation for example an egregious error. What is the meaning of egregious. Extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable.

Before that it meant outstanding in a good way. The negative meaning arose in the late 16th century probably originating in sarcasm. Extremely bad in a way that is very.