English
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Etymology
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From
Latin
?gregius
, from
e-
(
“
out of
”
)
, +
grex
(
“
flock
”
)
, + English adjective suffix
-ous
, from Latin suffix
-osus
(
“
full of
”
)
; reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".
Pronunciation
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Adjective
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egregious
(
comparative
more
egregious
,
superlative
most
egregious
)
- Conspicuous
,
exceptional
,
outstanding
; usually in a negative sense.
The student has made
egregious
errors on the examination.
- 16thC
,
Christopher Marlowe
,
Ignoto
,
- I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!"
egregious
foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!"
c.
1604?1605
(date written), William Shakespeare, “
All’s Well, that Ends Well
”, in
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
[
…
]
(
First Folio
), London:
[
…
]
Isaac Iaggard
, and
Ed
[
ward
]
Blount
, published
1623
,
→OCLC
,
[
Act II, scene iii
]
:
My lord, you give me most
egregious
indignity.
1834
,
L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon]
, chapter XXXI, in
Francesca Carrara.
[
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]
, volume III, London:
Richard Bentley
,
[
…
]
, (successor to
Henry Colburn
),
→OCLC
,
page
257
:
Good Heaven! when we observe what
egregious
nonsense other people talk, what woful follies other people commit, sure we must be tempted to turn upon ourselves and ask?"What do I do that is equally silly?"
- 22 March 2012
, Scott Tobias, AV Club
The Hunger Games
[1]
- When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material?as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow?the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything
egregious
.
2014
January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County ? 'I might actually go to hell for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to hell for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, in
The Daily Telegraph
(Review)
[2]
:
She's sitting opposite a window that's gently breezing into her face, wafting her hair into cover-girl perfection ... It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal: ... her gorgeousness being so
egregious
that even breezes oblige with their tousle-fanning effects ...
- Outrageously
bad
;
shocking
.
1601
,
Ben Jonson
,
Poetaster or The Arraignment:
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]
, London:
[
…
]
[
R. Bradock
]
for M
[
atthew
]
L
[
ownes
]
[
…
]
, published
1602
,
→OCLC
,
Act III
:
Tuc
[
ca
].
[
…
]
Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? /
Hi?t
[
rio
]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ?pitefully inough too; he ha's one of the mo?t ouerflowing villanous wits, in
Rome
. He will ?lander any man that breathes; If he di?gu?t him. /
Tucca
. I'le know the poor,
egregious
, nitty Ra?call; and he haue ?uch commendable Qualities, I'le cheri?h him:
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Usage notes
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The negative meaning arose in the late 16th century, probably originating in ironic sarcasm. Before that, it meant outstanding in a good way. Webster also gives “distinguished” as an archaic meaning, and notes that contemporary usage often has an unpleasant connotation (for example, “an egregious error”). It generally precedes such epithets as
ass
,
blunderer
,
rascal
, and
rogue
. The Italian as well as Spanish cognate
egregio
has retained a strictly positive sense, as has the Portuguese cognate
egregio
.
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Translations
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conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding
- Bulgarian:
въпи?ещ
(bg)
(
v?pie?t
)
,
отя?влен
(bg)
(
otjavlen
)
- Czech:
naramny
(cs)
,
mimo?adny
(cs)
,
p?emr?t?ny
- Dutch:
flagrant
(nl)
,
ongehoord
(nl)
- Finnish:
ennenkuulumaton
,
raikea
(fi)
,
torkea
(fi)
- French:
flagrant
(fr)
,
inoui
(fr)
- German:
unerhort
(de)
,
ungeheuerlich
(de)
,
außergewohnlich
(de)
- Hungarian:
szorny?
(hu)
- Icelandic:
svivirðilegur
(is)
,
smanarlegur
,
erki-
- Norwegian:
flagrant
,
uhørt
- Persian:
????
(fa)
(
fahe?
)
- Polish:
ra??cy
(pl)
- Portuguese:
odioso
(pt)
,
atroz
(pt)
- Russian:
вопию?щий
(ru)
(
vopiju??ij
)
,
отъя?вленный
(ru)
(
ot?javlennyj
)
- Spanish:
flagrante
(es)
- Swedish:
flagrant
(sv)
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