Egregiousness

/ɪˈɡreɪdʒəsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being egregious; extreme badness or shockingness that stands out obviously.

Etymology

From 'egregious' plus the noun-forming suffix -ness, which derives from Old English and Germanic roots meaning 'condition or quality of.'

Kelly Says

English loves stacking suffixes—egregious → egregiously → egregiousness shows how one Latin root can grow into a whole family tree of related words expressing the same idea with different grammatical flavors.

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