egregiously

/ɪˈɡɹidʒəsɫi/ adv

conspicuously badly (used negatively)

Word Origin Egregious originally meant 'outstanding, excellent' — literally 'out of the flock,' from Latin egregius 'select, distinguished.' The idea was of something standing out from the herd. Over time, the meaning shifted to standing out in a bad way, so egregiously now means 'shockingly bad.' The root grex gives us gregarious (flock-loving), congregate (gather together), segregate (set apart from the flock), and aggregate (bring to the flock). So egregiously is a word that flipped from praise to condemnation.

adv conspicuously badly (used negatively)

The contractor egregiously underestimated the project's complexity and cost.

(副词) 极其恶劣地;惊人地糟糕

承包商严重低估了项目的复杂性和成本。

(adverbio) notoriamente; flagrantemente; escandalosamente [Notoriamente mal (usado en sentido negativo).]

El contratista subestimó notoriamente la complejidad y el costo del proyecto.

(adverbe) flagramment; scandaleusement; de manière éhontée; notoirement; grossièrement [D'une manière si mauvaise ou inappropriée qu'elle saute aux yeux ; de façon flagrante, scandaleuse.]

L'entrepreneur a egregiously sous-estimé la complexité et le coût du projet.

(Adverb) in auffallend schlechter oder grober Weise (wird ausschließlich negativ verwendet)

Der Bauunternehmer unterschätzte die Komplexität und Kosten des Projekts **egregiously**.

(副詞) 著しく悪く;目に余るほど悪く(否定的に用いられる)。

請負業者はプロジェクトの複雑さと費用を著しく甘く見積もっていた。

(advérbio) escandalosamente; de modo escandaloso; flagrantemente; de forma gritante [de modo escandalosamente ruim (usado negativamente)]

O empreiteiro subestimou escandalosamente a complexidade e o custo do projeto.

Word parts: e + greg + ious + ly

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