egregious
adjective
[ ɪˈɡriːdʒəs ]
• outstandingly bad; shocking.
• "egregious abuses of copyright"
Similar:
shocking,
appalling,
horrific,
horrifying,
horrible,
terrible,
awful,
dreadful,
grievous,
gross,
ghastly,
hideous,
horrendous,
frightful,
atrocious,
abominable,
abhorrent,
outrageous,
monstrous,
nightmarish,
heinous,
harrowing,
dire,
unspeakable,
shameful,
flagrant,
glaring,
blatant,
scandalous,
unforgivable,
unpardonable,
intolerable,
• remarkably good.
Origin:
mid 16th century (in egregious (sense 2)): from Latin egregius ‘illustrious’, literally ‘standing out from the flock’, from ex- ‘out’ + grex, greg- ‘flock’. Sense 1 (late 16th century) probably arose as an ironic use.
