grossly

/ˈɡɹoʊsli/

adv 4

Collocations

ADJ.

abusive, disproportionate, disrespectful, hepatic, improper, inflated, mismanaged, overcrowded

VERB + GROSSLY

experience, like, manner, use

GROSSLY + NOUN

amount, expectations, gesture, lobes, passengers, triumphant

PREP.

in, with

Definitions

adv

Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.

grossly inflated expectations

grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation

To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.

grossly misjudged

grossly inflamed

In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.

The men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests.

Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily.

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Example Bank

grossly inflated expectations

Wiktionary

grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation

Wiktionary

Third-class carriages are grossly overcrowded, with passengers lying on the luggage racks, standing between the benches, and occasionally even riding on the footboards and clinging to the outsides of

Wiktionary

Mary was bullied at school because her mother was grossly overweight.

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I don't know how to convey their expression to you. Suppose you were to use a grossly improper gesture to a delicate-minded woman—it is how she would look.

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This is grossly unfair.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, grossly is marked as informal, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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