English dictionary
gross
adjectivePronunciation
ɡɹəʊs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
adjective
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
adjective
- repellently fat
adjective
- lacking fine distinctions or detail
adjective
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
adjective
- before any deductions
adjective
- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
noun
- the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
noun
- twelve dozen
verb
- earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
Example sentences
a crying shame
an egregious lie
flagrant violation of human rights
a glaring error
gross ineptitude
coarse language
a crude joke
crude behavior
an earthy sense of humor
a revoltingly gross expletive
a bald porcine old man
the gross details of the structure appear reasonable
an arrant fool
a complete coward
a consummate fool
a double-dyed villain
gross negligence
gross income