Meaning & use

egregiously

adverb·Advanced

In a manner that is shockingly or remarkably bad, obvious, or offensive.

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The referee egregiously ignored a clear foul that changed the outcome of the match.

She egregiously misquoted the report, and the error undermined her entire argument.

A note on using this word

Egregiously intensifies a negative judgment; it almost always modifies something already considered wrong or flawed.

Words with a similar meaning

flagrantlyblatantly

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