# egregious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/ · frequency rank #25,369

## Definitions
1. Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
2. Outrageously bad; shocking.

## Etymology
From Latin ēgregius, 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".

## Common misspellings (12)
`egergious`, `eggregious`, `egreggious`, `egregiosu`, `egregiouss`, `egregiuos`, `egregoius`, `egreigous`, `egrgeious`, `egrregious`, `ergegious`, `geregious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/egregious