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.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
A crying shame. An egregious lie. Flagrant violation of human rights. A glaring error. Gross ineptitude. Gross injustice. Rank treachery.