Weird Word Wednesday

egregiousadjective  egre·gious \i-ˈgrē-jəs\

Definition of egregious1archaic :  distinguished2:  conspicuous; especially :  conspicuously bad :  flagrant egregious errorsegregious padding of the evidence — Christopher Hitchensegregiously adverbegregiousness noun
Origin and Etymology of egregiousLatin egregius, from e- + greg-, grex herd — more at gregarious

First Known Use: circa 1534

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