grossness

gross

G0278300 (grōs)adj. gross·er, gross·est 1. a. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.b. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.2. So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.3. a. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).b. Disgusting or offensive: Don't you think slugs are gross? He told a gross joke. 4. Overweight; corpulent: "Sally is fat. She is gross. She must weigh twelve stone and more" (Margaret Drabble).5. a. On a large scale; not fine or detailed: gross anatomical similarities; gross motor skills.b. Broad; general: the gross necessities of life.n.1. pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.2. pl. gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.tr.v. grossed, gross·ing, gross·es To earn as a total income or profit before deductions: The store grossed $10,000 last month.Phrasal Verb: gross out Slang To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film ... is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set" (David Sterritt).

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[Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.]

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gross′er n.gross′ly adv.gross′ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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grossness - the quality of lacking taste and refinementraunch, vulgarity, vulgarism, commonness, coarsenessinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

grossness

noun1. The quality or state of being flagrant:atrociousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrancy, flagrantness, glaringness, outrageousness, rankness.2. The quality or state of being obscene:bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, lewdness, obscenity, profaneness, profanity, scurrility, scurrilousness, smuttiness, vulgarity, vulgarness.Slang: raunch, raunchiness.

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grossolanitàvolgarità