egregiously

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

egregious +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈɡɹid͡ʒəsli/
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Adverb[edit]

egregiously (comparative more egregiously, superlative most egregiously)

  1. conspicuously badly (used negatively)
    • 2024 March 6, Steve Edwards discusses with Anthony Lambert, “The bedrock of urban renewal”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 34:
      This myopia has has also afflicted the tram sector - most egregiously when Alastair Darling, as transport secretary, cancelled Merseytram, Leeds Supertram, the South Hampshire Rapid Transit scheme, and an extension to Manchester Metrolink (subsequently reversed) in 2004-05.

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