Word of the Day: EGREGIOUS

Full Definition of EGREGIOUS

1 archaic :  distinguished

2 :  conspicuous; especially :  conspicuously bad :  flagrant <egregious errors> <egregious padding of the evidence — Christopher Hitchens>

— egre·gious·ly adverb

— egre·gious·ness noun

Synonyms

blatant, conspicuous, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking

 Great example of a word whose definition changed dramatically from its original meaning. We should take notice of these changes and how they are used to change historical facts and twist context. -WR

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