| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | e·gre·gious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -gr  j s, -j-s |
| ADJECTIVE: | Conspicuously bad or offensive. See synonyms at flagrant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin gregius, outstanding : -, ex-, ex- + grex, greg-, herd; see ger- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | e·gregious·ly —ADVERB
e·gregious·ness —NOUN
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