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  1. 1. a. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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. Bp. Hall. His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected. Milton. Source: webster
  4. 4. Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); --formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joinedwith words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregiousass; an egregious mistake.The egregious impudence of this fellow. Bp. Hall.His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected. Milton. Source: adambom
  5. 5. j:100 s conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible Source: ecdict

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