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Conspicuously bad: flagrant; glaring (adjective)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen November 2, 2026
Answer
EGREGIOUS
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The Root
GREGmeans “herd, flock”
In a sentence: Edward was fired because of several EGREGIOUS errors on the financial document.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Conspicuously bad: flagrant; glaring (adjective)” has the answer EGREGIOUS (9 letters), built on the root GREG, which means “herd, flock”. See the full November 2, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.
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