Egregious /(?; 277)/

E·gre·gious

Egregious

a.
  1. Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake.
    The egregious impudence of this fellow.
    His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected.