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Meanings of egregious in English

Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.

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Extraordinary in some bad way.

Usage of egregious in English
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Schneiderman said the most egregious of the products were those targeting children.
Reuters
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There was a blubber from the egregious old woman in the threshold.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
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Quotes of the week The behaviour is just egregious and reprehensible .
The Irish Times
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The most egregious is the physical shortage of swabs and test tubes.
Reuters
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Alistair would no doubt obtain a retraction of the more egregious charges.
In the shadow of gotham
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Elsewhere in the episode, female characters were dealt much more egregious wrongs.
The Guardian
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The FINRA filing indicates that the disclosures against Coles were particularly egregious.
Reuters
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The delay only serves to highlight the egregious redundancy of the exercise.
The Irish Times
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He had made an egregious ass of himself before the whole ship.
The Innocents Abroad
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In an affidavit unsealed on August 20, his egregious defence was revealed.
News.com.au
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One of the most egregious violations was the alteration of veterinary records.
The animal manifesto: six reasons for expanding our compassion f...
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I don't choose to be mystified and humbugged in this egregious manner.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
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Now your picnic-goer is a muff-anegregious, gregarious muff, and a glutton.
The Fiend's Delight
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It came to a head over her most egregious policy failure, Europe.
The Guardian
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Have I shown wisdom or made an arrant, egregious fool of myself?
Sweetapple Cove
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We are so used to egregious lies we scarcely notice them anymore.
The Irish Times
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