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grosser definition
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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")
grosser definition
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