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In some senses, gross is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Highly or conspicuously offensive.
a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult
Henry IV. My gracious uncle, let me know my fault: / On what condition stands it and wherein? / Edmund of Langley. Even in condition of the worst degree, / In gross rebellion and detested treason:
Of an amount: excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
gross domestic product; gross income; gross weight
What is the gross sum that I owe thee?
Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.
gross anatomy
We are accustomed to look for the gross and immediate effect and to ignore all else. Unless this appears promptly and in such obvious form that it cannot be ignored, we deny the existence of hazard.
Causing disgust.
I threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross.
Mary Ann spent her lunch hour at Hastings, picking out just the right tie for Norman. The hint might not be terribly subtle, she decided, but somebody had to do something about that gross, gravy-stained clip-on number.
Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
Pog. Forsooth my Maister said that hee loved her almost as well as hee loved parmasent, and swore […] that shee wanted such a Nose as his was, to be as pretty a young woeman, as was any in Parma. Do. Oh grose!
Verjuice. She certainly has Talents. / Lady Sneerwell. But her manner is gross.
noun
Twelve dozen = 144.
We need to order three gross of torx screws for next week.
The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.
The bulk; the mass.
verb
To earn money, not including expenses.
The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.
The film grossed $464 million worldwide, ensconcing her in the Hollywood A-list.