Word For the day(1/29/18) Egregious

1/29/18

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WORD FOR THE DAY(1/22/18)Egregious



• Definition of egregious
1 : conspicuous; especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant
• egregious errors
• egregious padding of the evidence

2 archaic : distinguished
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egregiously
adverb
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egregiousness
noun

First Known Use: circa 1534

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Examples of egregious in a Sentence
1. … the public perception is that too many corporate executives have committed egregious breaches of trust by cooking the books, shading the truth, and enriching themselves with huge stock-option profits while shareholders suffered breathtaking losses. —John A. Byrne et al.,  Business Week,  6 May 2002

2. History cannot be rewritten, but some of its more egregious errors can be corrected—at least in part, at least symbolically.  … Or so assume a growing number of human-rights advocates. —Ellis Cose,  Newsweek,  27 Aug. 2001

3. an egregious example of political bias
4. the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling

(A Note to all Our WFTD subscribers:)

These words are probably familiar to you all, as we have a very smart bunch here on FR! The purpose of this Thread is not so much to teach new words, as to stimulate the use of some really good ones! AND...I am NEVER disappointed!)

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

MY ENTRY:

The egregious bias of the media is becoming self-evident.

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I do hope i have not commited an egregious faux-pas by featuring a word that most of us already know and use frequently.

It just happens to be one of my personal favorites! :-)

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I do hope I have not committed an egregious faux-pas by featuring a word that most of us already know and use frequently.

It just happens to be one of my personal favorites! :-)

(corrected post)

[BenLurkin]

The delivery was a very difficult one, so she named the baby Egregious.

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3. an egregious example of political bias

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For examples, see 1. and 2., above. Of all the possible instances of egregious activity, the authors pick business and some SJW rant. Or I am bent to the right in an oncoming stream of left-ness, and am just too obtuse for school.

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At least Egregious didn’t have as hard a road to travel as his older sister Catastrophe.

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Indeed. It’s Merriam-Webster, and I, too detected an egregious left-wing bias!

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You are not obtuse, my Friend.

In fact, you made an acute observation! :-)

[Panzerlied]

“O tempora o mores”
The egregious bias of the media IS normative!

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Indeed it is!

The more egregious, the better, as it may wake up those who are straddling the line.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Looked for an old Latin calendar on eBarious the other day. Couldn’t find the one I was looking for, they only had those blamed eGregorious new-fangled ones!

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I’ll bet you wanted to take your scissors and julienne that old calendar!

[Robert A Cook PE]

8<)

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:-)

[mikrofon]

What would really be egregious is if you didn't hurl an ovoid ar him, given the opportunity…

[smokingfrog]

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I would never egg Regis.

Kathy Lee, on the other hand...LOL!

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Outrageous, Egregious, and Preposterous,
Three Senators of Ancient Rome?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I had an Egregious con Chorizo omelette this morning. Paying for it now!

[smokingfrog]

My nicknames for Chuck Schumer, Dicky Durban and Bernie Sanders.