Question

egregious Many of the term papers contained egregious grammatical errors. ɪˈgriʤəs

Accepted Answer

Standing out, especially in a bad way; flagrant. Since egregious begins with a short version of ex-, meaning “out of,” the word should mean literally “out of the herd.” So something egregious possesses some quality that sets it apart from others. Originally, that distinguishing quality was something good, but by the 16th century the word's meaning had taken a U-turn and the word was being applied to things that were outrageously bad. This has remained the most common sense. Thus, an egregious fool is one who manages to outdo run-of-the-mill fools, and egregious rudeness sets a new standard for unpleasant salesclerks

word	egregious
definition	Standing out, especially in a bad way; flagrant.
eg_sentence	Many of the term papers contained egregious grammatical errors.
explanation	Since egregious begins with a short version of ex-, meaning “out of,” the word should mean literally “out of the herd.” So something egregious possesses some quality that sets it apart from others. Originally, that distinguishing quality was something good, but by the 16th century the word's meaning had taken a U-turn and the word was being applied to things that were outrageously bad. This has remained the most common sense. Thus, an egregious fool is one who manages to outdo run-of-the-mill fools, and egregious rudeness sets a new standard for unpleasant salesclerks
IPA	ɪˈgriʤəs

Egregious Meaning Word Quality Sets Standing Bad Flagrant