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gross
I. \ˈgrōs sometimes -ȯ-\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gros, thick, coarse, from Latin grossus; perhaps akin to Middle Irish, Welsh, Cornish & Breton bras thick, large
1.
a. archaic : immediately obvious : plain, evident
< 'tis gross you love my son — Shakespeare >
b.
(1) : glaringly noticeable : flagrant
< one gross error after another >
(2) : out-and-out, complete, utter, unmitigated, rank
< a gross traitor >
< a gross fool >
< gross injustice >
c. : visible without the aid of a microscope : large enough to be seen with the naked eye : macroscopic, manifest
< gross lesions >
— compare occult
2.
a.
(1) archaic : physically large : big, bulky, massive
< the piers being extremely gross — George Semple >
(2) : strongly and heavily built : stocky, burly
< a gross giant of a man >
(3) : excessively fat or dumpy : excessively corpulent or lumpish
< a great, gross girl with a fleshy face and small eyes — Margaret Long >
b. : growing or spreading with excessive or abnormal luxuriance
< a gross riot of vegetation >
3.
a.
(1) : of, relating to, or dealing with general aspects or broad distinctions : not specific or closely detailed
< acquainted him with the gross outlines of the matter >
: general, generalized, overall
< important to understand the gross behavior of the sexually responding animal — A.C.Kinsey >
(2) archaic : lacking clarity and precision : vague, foggy
b. : consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions
< gross earnings >
< gross production >
< gross annual profit >
— opposed to net
4.
a. : made up of many closely compacted particles
< gross clouds of dust >
or drops
< a gross fog >
< gross vapors >
: dense, thick
b. : made up of elements that are material or perceptible to the senses : earthy, carnal, animal
< both the intellectual and the grosser part of human nature >
c. archaic : made up of or yielding relatively large or coarse parts or particles
< tarras or other gross matter — John Smeaton >
5. archaic
a. : undistinguished or poor in quality : common, cheap, inferior
< fish and oil and such gross commodities — Daniel Defoe >
b. : not fastidious in taste : undiscriminating
< their diet is extremely gross — E.W.Lane >
c. : lacking delicacy of perception : slow to respond : dull, stupid, oafish
6. : lacking knowledge or culture : ignorant, unrefined, rude, cloddish, primitive, barbaric
< the gross herd of the people >
7.
a. : coarse in nature, manner, or expression
< gross interests >
< gross pleasures >
< a gross way of behaving >
b. : lacking civility or decency : low, vulgar, crude, offensive, obscene
< a revoltingly gross expletive >
< habitually used gross language >
Synonyms: see coarse, flagrant, whole
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English, from gross, adjective
1.
a. obsolete : amount
< I cannot instantly raise up the gross of full three thousand ducats — Shakespeare >
b. : an overall total exclusive of deductions (as taxes, expenses) : sum total
< the company's gross doubled in five years >
2. archaic : main body : principal part : bulk, mass
< the gross of the army — Thomas Carlyle >
•
- by the gross
- in gross
- in the gross
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: gross (I)
: to make, earn, or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as taxes, expenses)
< a musical comedy that grossed a million dollars >
IV. noun
(plural gross)
Etymology: Middle English groos, groce, from Middle French grosse, from feminine of gros thick, coarse — more at gross I
: an aggregate of 12 dozen things : an aggregate of 144 things; specifically : a lot made up of 12 dozen usually relatively small and substantially identical commercial objects
< ordered a gross of pencils >
< 3 gross of can openers >
V. adjective
slang : inspiring disgust or distaste
< that sandwich looks gross > |