He committed an egregious blunder in not stopping when the traffic light was red.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
e|gre|gious — «ih GREE juhs», adjective. 1. very great; outrageous; flagrant: »He committed an egregious blunder in not stopping when the traffic light was red. 2. remarkable; extraordinary: »She has an egregious need to be successful in everything she does. ╂ … Useful english dictionary
e|gre´gious|ness — e|gre|gious «ih GREE juhs», adjective. 1. very great; outrageous; flagrant: »He committed an egregious blunder in not stopping when the traffic light was red. 2. remarkable; extraordinary: »She has an egregious need to be successful in everything … Useful english dictionary
egregious — e•gre•gious [[t]ɪˈgri dʒəs, dʒi əs[/t]] adj. extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar[/ex] • Etymology: 1525–35; < L ēgregius preeminent =ē e +gregius, adj. der. of grex, s. greg flock; see ous… … From formal English to slang
Egregious — E*gre gious (?; 277), a. [L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See {Gregarious}.] Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); formerly used with words… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egregiously — E*gre gious*ly, adv. Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Egregiousness — E*gre gious*ness (?; 277), n. The state of being egregious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egregious — e|gre|gious [ıˈgri:dʒəs] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: egregius unusual , from grex group of animals ] an egregious mistake, failure, problem etc is extremely bad and noticeable >egregiously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
egregious — e|gre|gious [ ı gridʒəs ] adjective VERY FORMAL extremely bad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
