| 1. rude, flagrant; illustrious (Archaic). egregiouse*gregious (?; 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 importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. the egregious impudence of this fellow. hall. his [wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected.egregious conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; a crying shame; an egregious lie; flagrant violation of human rights; a glaring error; gross ineptitude; gross injustice; rank treachery [syn: crying(a) , flagrant, glaring, gross, rank] |
