egregious

Etymology
From, from , + , + English adjective suffix , from Latin suffix ; reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".

Adjective

 * 1) Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
 * 2) * 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!"
 * 1) * 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games
 * 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.
 * 1) Outrageously bad; shocking.
 * 1) * 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games
 * 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.
 * 1) Outrageously bad; shocking.
 * 1) Outrageously bad; shocking.

Usage notes
The negative meaning arose in the late 16th century, probably originating in ironic 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, , , and. The Italian as well as Spanish cognate has retained a strictly positive sense, as has the Portuguese cognate.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:, , přemrštěný
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ennenkuulumaton, ,
 * French: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, smánarlegur, erki-
 * Norwegian: flagrant, uhørt
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish: ennenkuulumaton, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Italian: oltraggioso, ,
 * Portuguese: ultrajante