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grosser


 
  Overview  of  adj  gross 
 
  The  adj  gross  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  gross  --  (before  any  deductions;  "gross  income") 
  2.  (2)  megascopic,  gross  --  (visible  to  the  naked  eye  (especially  of  rocks  and  anatomical  features)) 
  3.  (1)  gross  --  (of  general  aspects  or  broad  distinctions;  "the  gross  details  of  the  structure  appear  reasonable") 
  4.  (1)  gross,  porcine  --  (repellently  fat;  "a  bald  porcine  old  man") 
  5.  (1)  crying,  egregious,  flagrant,  glaring,  gross,  rank  --  (conspicuously  and  outrageously  bad  or  reprehensible;  "a  crying  shame";  "an  egregious  lie";  "flagrant  violation  of  human  rights";  "a  glaring  error";  "gross  ineptitude";  "gross  injustice";  "rank  treachery") 
  6.  arrant,  complete,  consummate,  double-dyed,  everlasting,  gross,  perfect,  pure,  sodding,  stark,  staring,  thoroughgoing,  utter  --  (without  qualification;  used  informally  as  (often  pejorative)  intensifiers;  "an  arrant  fool";  "a  complete  coward";  "a  consummate  fool";  "a  double-dyed  villain";  "gross  negligence";  "a  perfect  idiot";  "pure  folly";  "what  a  sodding  mess";  "stark  staring  mad";  "a  thoroughgoing  villain";  "utter  nonsense") 
  7.  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar  --  (conspicuously  and  tastelessly  indecent;  "coarse  language";  "a  crude  joke";  "crude  behavior";  "an  earthy  sense  of  humor";  "a  revoltingly  gross  expletive";  "a  vulgar  gesture";  "full  of  language  so  vulgar  it  should  have  been  edited") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  gross 
 
  7  senses  of  gross 
 
  Sense  1 
  gross  (vs.  net) 
 
  net  (vs.  gross),  nett 
  =>  clear 
  =>  take-home 
 
  Sense  2 
  megascopic,  gross 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  macroscopic)  ->  microscopic,  microscopical,  small 
 
  Sense  3 
  gross 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  general,  nonspecific)  ->  specific 
 
  Sense  4 
  gross,  porcine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fat)  ->  thin,  lean 
 
  Sense  5 
  crying(postnominal),  egregious,  flagrant,  glaring,  gross,  rank 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conspicuous)  ->  inconspicuous,  invisible 
 
  Sense  6 
  arrant(postnominal),  complete(postnominal),  consummate(postnominal),  double-dyed(postnominal),  everlasting(postnominal),  gross(postnominal),  perfect(postnominal),  pure(postnominal),  sodding(postnominal),  stark(postnominal),  staring(postnominal),  thoroughgoing(postnominal),  utter(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unmitigated)  ->  mitigated 
 
  Sense  7 
  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indecent)  ->  decent 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  gross 
 
  7  senses  of  gross 
 
  Sense  1 
  gross  (vs.  net) 
  =>  overall,  total 
 
  Sense  2 
  megascopic,  gross 
  =>  macroscopic  (vs.  microscopic),  macroscopical,  large 
 
  Sense  3 
  gross 
  =>  general  (vs.  specific) 
 
  Sense  4 
  gross,  porcine 
  =>  fat  (vs.  thin) 
 
  Sense  5 
  crying(postnominal),  egregious,  flagrant,  glaring,  gross,  rank 
  =>  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
 
  Sense  6 
  arrant(postnominal),  complete(postnominal),  consummate(postnominal),  double-dyed(postnominal),  everlasting(postnominal),  gross(postnominal),  perfect(postnominal),  pure(postnominal),  sodding(postnominal),  stark(postnominal),  staring(postnominal),  thoroughgoing(postnominal),  utter(postnominal) 
  =>  unmitigated  (vs.  mitigated) 
 
  Sense  7 
  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar 
  =>  indecent  (vs.  decent) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  gross 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  gross 
 
  gross  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gross 
  gross 
  subgross 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gross 
 
  The  adj  gross  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  gross  --  (before  any  deductions;  "gross  income") 
  2.  (2)  megascopic,  gross  --  (visible  to  the  naked  eye  (especially  of  rocks  and  anatomical  features)) 
  3.  (1)  gross  --  (of  general  aspects  or  broad  distinctions;  "the  gross  details  of  the  structure  appear  reasonable") 
  4.  (1)  gross,  porcine  --  (repellently  fat;  "a  bald  porcine  old  man") 
  5.  (1)  crying,  egregious,  flagrant,  glaring,  gross,  rank  --  (conspicuously  and  outrageously  bad  or  reprehensible;  "a  crying  shame";  "an  egregious  lie";  "flagrant  violation  of  human  rights";  "a  glaring  error";  "gross  ineptitude";  "gross  injustice";  "rank  treachery") 
  6.  arrant,  complete,  consummate,  double-dyed,  everlasting,  gross,  perfect,  pure,  sodding,  stark,  staring,  thoroughgoing,  utter  --  (without  qualification;  used  informally  as  (often  pejorative)  intensifiers;  "an  arrant  fool";  "a  complete  coward";  "a  consummate  fool";  "a  double-dyed  villain";  "gross  negligence";  "a  perfect  idiot";  "pure  folly";  "what  a  sodding  mess";  "stark  staring  mad";  "a  thoroughgoing  villain";  "utter  nonsense") 
  7.  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar  --  (conspicuously  and  tastelessly  indecent;  "coarse  language";  "a  crude  joke";  "crude  behavior";  "an  earthy  sense  of  humor";  "a  revoltingly  gross  expletive";  "a  vulgar  gesture";  "full  of  language  so  vulgar  it  should  have  been  edited") 



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