grossly
/ˈɡrəʊsli
/adverb
1In a very obvious and unacceptable manner; flagrantly: you have grossly insulted a member of the community [as submodifier]: prosecutors said his driving was grossly negligent...
- The vessel was grossly, dangerously and visibly overloaded.
- The fault lies in our present planning laws which so grossly favour developers.
- Everything was going great until one day he made a political comment that was so grossly insensitive I snapped.
2Extremely; excessively: the economic benefits have been grossly exaggerated [as submodifier]: the decision was grossly unfair...
- It was such a blip on the radar that I underestimated its success grossly.
- I was so grossly overweight I found it difficult to walk to the bus stop.
- She was great fun and that's why it's so grossly unfair no one visited or cared for her.
3In a disgusting or coarse manner; vulgarly: do you have one cookie, or grossly eat the whole package? [as submodifier]: grossly offensive jokes...
- Profanity is defined as language so grossly offensive as to provoke violent resentment.
- I couldn't even finish it because it was so grossly sickening.
- This site is so grossly offensive words fail me entirely.