Literary authors frequently deploy "egregious" as an intensifier to underscore errors, follies, and character flaws in a strikingly hyperbolic manner. It is often paired with blunders and mistakes to convey not just severity but also a wry acknowledgment of human imperfection—as when a misstep is deemed a "most egregious error" ([1], [2]) or when a character is self-deprecatingly described as an "egregious ass" ([3], [4]). At times, the adjective heightens irony in historical or philosophical critiques, such as highlighting a "lie of history" ([5]) or a misnomer that reflects an oversized defect in judgment ([6], [7]). Even in satirical verse or narrative commentary, "egregious" bridges the gap between earnest condemnation and comic exaggeration, thereby enriching the text's critical edge and humor ([8], [9], [10]).