grossly

grossly
grossly 1520s, from GROSS (Cf. gross) + -LY (Cf. -ly) (2).

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  • Grossly — Gross ly, adv. In a gross manner; greatly; coarsely; without delicacy; shamefully; disgracefully. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grossly — adv. Grossly is used with these adjectives: ↑disproportionate, ↑excessive, ↑exorbitant, ↑inaccurate, ↑inadequate, ↑incompetent, ↑indecent, ↑inefficient, ↑inflated, ↑insensitive, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • grossly — gross|ly [ grousli ] adverb very or extremely: grossly unfair …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grossly — UK [ˈɡrəʊslɪ] / US [ˈɡroʊslɪ] adverb very, or extremely grossly unfair …   English dictionary

  • grossly — [ˈgrəʊsli] adv extremely grossly unfair[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • grossly — gross ► ADJECTIVE 1) unattractively large or bloated. 2) vulgar; unrefined. 3) informal very unpleasant; repulsive. 4) complete; blatant: a gross exaggeration. 5) (of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions;… …   English terms dictionary

  • grossly inadequate representation — index understatement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • grossly offensive — index outrageous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • grossly — adverb see gross I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grossly — See grosser. * * * …   Universalium

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