Egotist to Ejoo
Egotist
(E"go*tist) n. [L. ego I + ending -tist for -ist. See Egotism, and cf. Egoist.] One addicted to
egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.
Egotistic
(E`go*tis"tic E`go*tis"tic*al) a. Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism.
Syn. — Conceited; vain; self-important; opinionated.
Egotistically
(E`go*tis"tic*al*ly), adv. With egotism.
Egotize
(E"go*tize) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Egotized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Egotizing ] [See Egotism.] To talk
or write as an egotist. Cowper.
Egranulose
(E*gran"u*lose`) a. [Pref. e- + granule.] (Bot.) Having no granules, as chlorophyll in
certain conditions. R. Brown.
Egre
(E"gre) a. & n. See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]
Egregious
(E*gre"gious) a. [L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished,
excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious.] 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.
The egregious impudence of this fellow.
Bp. Hall.
His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected.
Milton. Egregiously
(E*gre"gious*ly) adv. Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.
Egregiousness
(E*gre"gious*ness) n. The state of being egregious.
Egremoin
(Eg"re*moin) n. [See Agrimony.] Agrimony [Obs.] Chaucer.
Egress
(E"gress) n. [L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out + gradi to go. See Grade.]
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure.
Embarred from all egress and regress.
Holland.
Gates of burning adamant,
Barred over us, prohibit all egress.
Milton. 2. (Astron.) The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit.
Egress
(E*gress") v. i. To go out; to depart; to leave.
Egression
(E*gres"sion) n. [L. egressio.] The act of going; egress. [R.] B. Jonson.
Egressor
(E*gress"or) n. One who goes out. [R.]
Egret
(E"gret) n. [See Aigret, Heron.]
1. (Zoöl.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally
white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, or Herodias, egretta); the great
egret (A. alba); the little egret of Europe; and the American snowy egret
A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage.
G. W. Cable.
