Word:
Egregious
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Very bad in a noticeable way.
Sentences:
1) He is an egregious example of political bias.
2) The students' theme was marred by egregious errors in spellings
Origin:
Latin egregius, from e- + greg- + grex which means 'herd'.
First use:
circa 1534
Synonyms:
blatant, conspicuous, gross, obvious, patent
Antonyms:
slight, little.
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