What a mistake

Have you ever thought that something was so bad that you needed a word with more gravitas than simply 'bad' to use as an adjective? Such as an unredeemable mistake or a terrible blog post, well I give you

Egregious

This is something that is extraordinarily bad, flagrant or just plain heinous. So for instance if someone where to do something reprehensible, then before ameliorating the situation through admonition, you could be tempted to exclaim 'That is a egregious mistake'. Or in the incredibly rude case of someone lying to you a response could be 'You are an egregious deceiver, only looking to obfuscate matters'.

What I quite enjoy about this word is the fact that with just a little thought it can be used extensively, unlike last time's word. All you need to do is replace every 'very bad' with egregious. Or alternatively an example would be to say that this is an egregious goalkeeping error, maybe not as snappy as howler but a little more flair in language I think should be appreciated.

So I wish you all on your way with the hope that your mistakes are not egregious.

Ed