egregio

Borrowed from Latin ēgregius.

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡrɛ.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -ɛdʒo
• Hyphenation: e‧grè‧gio

egregio (feminine egregia, masculine plural egregi, feminine plural egregie)

1. distinguished

   Synonyms: eccellente, eminente, esimio

   un artista egregio ― a distinguished artist

In written correspondence, it translates dear in formal contexts when the addressee is male (dear Mr Smith becoming egregio Signor Smith); when the addressee is female, gentile is preferred.

• egr. (abbreviation)
• egregiamente

• egregio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

ēgregiō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ēgregius

Borrowed from Latin ēgregius.

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡɾexjo/ [eˈɣ̞ɾe.xjo]
• Rhymes: -exjo
• Syllabification: e‧gre‧gio

egregio (feminine egregia, masculine plural egregios, feminine plural egregias)

1. distinguished

   Synonyms: insigne, ilustre

• “egregio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025