grossed

[grohs] Origin

gross

[grohs] adjective, -er, -est, noun, plural gross for 11, gross·es for 12, 13; verb
adjective
1.
without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net): gross earnings; gross sales.
2.
unqualified; complete; rank: a gross scoundrel.
3.
flagrant and extreme: gross injustice.
4.
indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross remarks.
5.
lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.
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6.
large, big, or bulky.
7.
extremely or excessively fat.
8.
thick; dense; heavy: gross vegetation.
9.
of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.
10.
Slang. extremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting: He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.
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noun
11.
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
12.
total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions (opposed to net).
13.
Obsolete. the main body, bulk, or mass.

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Grossed is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
verb (used with object)
14.
to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.: The company grossed over three million dollars last year.
15.
gross out, Slang.
a.
to disgust or offend, especially by crude language or behavior.
b.
to shock or horrify.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French gros large (as noun, grosse twelve dozen) < Late Latin gross(us) thick, coarse

gross·ly, adverb
gross·ness, noun
out·gross, verb (used with object)
o·ver·gross, adjective
o·ver·gross·ly, adverb
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o·ver·gross·ness, noun
un·gross, adjective
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3. shameful, outrageous, heinous, grievous. See flagrant. 4. low, animal, sensual, broad. 6. massive, great.


4. decent. 6. delicate, small.

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Word Origin & History

gross
c.1347, from O.Fr. gros "big, thick, coarse," from L.L. grossus "thick, coarse (of food or mind)," of obscure origin, not in classical L. Said to be unrelated to L. crassus, which meant the same thing, or to Ger. gross "large," but said to be cognate with O.Ir. bres, M.Ir. bras "big." Its meaning forked
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in M.E., to "glaring, flagrant, monstrous" on the one hand and "entire, total, whole" on the other. Meaning "disgusting" is first recorded 1958 in U.S. student slang, from earlier use as an intensifier of unpleasant things (gross stupidity, etc.). Noun sense of "a dozen dozen" is from O.Fr. grosse douzaine "large dozen;" sense of "total profit" (opposed to net) is from 1523. Gross national product first recorded 1947.
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Medical Dictionary

Gross (grōs), Samuel David. 1805-1884.

American surgeon and educator who wrote widely influential medical treatises, including A System of Surgery (1859).

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Cultural Dictionary

gross definition


Exclusive of deductions, prior to taxation, as in gross income. (Compare net.) Total, aggregate, as in gross domestic product.

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Slang Dictionary

gross definition

[gros]
  1. mod.
    crude; vulgar; disgusting. (Slang only when overused.) : What a gross thing to even suggest.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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