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egregious
English
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /????i?.d??s/, /????i?.d?i.?s/
- Rhymes: -i?d??s
Adjective
egregious (comparative more egregious, superlative most egregious)
- conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
- 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!"
- c1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, Act 2, Scene 3,
- My lord, you give me most egregious indignity.
- 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.
- 16thC, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto,
- Outrageously bad; shocking.
Usage notes
The negative meaning arose in the late 16th century, probably originating in 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 egrégio.
Related terms
- egregia cum laude
Derived terms
- egregiously
- egregiousness
Translations
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outright
English
Etymology
From Middle English outright, equivalent to out +? right.
Pronunciation
- (adverb): enPR: out-r?t?, IPA(key): /a?t??a?t/
- (adjective, verb): enPR: out?r?t, IPA(key): /?a?t?a?t/
Adverb
outright (not comparable)
- Wholly, completely and entirely.
- Openly and without reservation.
- At once.
- With no outstanding conditions.
- (informal) Blatantly; inexcusably.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:completely
Translations
See also
- downright
Adjective
outright (not comparable)
- Unqualified and unreserved.
- Total or complete.
- Having no outstanding conditions.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:total
Translations
Verb
outright (third-person singular simple present outrights, present participle outrighting, simple past and past participle outrighted)
- (sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.
Translations
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