grossly
extremely or flagrantly:Frankly, this article is nonsense, because the writer is grossly oversimplifying the problem.
in an indecent or obscene way; to a degree considered indecent or obscene:He contended that the crude remark about the candidate’s mother breached standards of good taste and was "grossly offensive."
in a very general, broad, or rough way:In the study, early stomach cancer was grossly classified into three major types, based solely on surface characteristics.
in a coarse way that shows lack of refinement or good manners:He ate grossly, stuffing his mouth with food which the little boy cut up for him on the plate.
thickly or densely:The trail is grossly overgrown, as it has not been cut back at all this year.
Slang. in an extremely disgusting or repulsive way:On entering, you’re met by a swarm of grossly dressed uncles—one of them in an undershirt and pajama shorts—milling all over the place.
Origin of grossly
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- o·ver·gross·ly, adverb
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How to use grossly in a sentence
That amount decreases for adjusted gross income above $75,000 per individual or $150,000 per qualified couple.
Saturday is the final deadline to get your CARES Act $1,200 stimulus check | Lance Lambert | November 20, 2020 | FortuneSensor Tower, a firm that tracks App Store data, said 98% of App Store developers generate under $1 million in annual gross spending by consumers.
Apple to cut app store fees in half for most developers | Verne Kopytoff | November 18, 2020 | FortuneThe new pact represents almost a third of the global population and over $26 trillion in gross domestic product.
15 countries signed the world’s biggest trade deal—but China is the clear winner | Naomi Xu Elegant | November 16, 2020 | FortuneIn the days following Election Day, Gross had said he believed his campaign would win once more votes were counted.
Georgia announces hand audit | Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Derek Hawkins | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostIn New York City, for example, gross bookings, or the money Uber collects before paying drivers, increased about 63% in October compared to year-ago levels.
3 key takeaways from Uber’s latest pandemic-impacted quarter | Danielle Abril | November 6, 2020 | Fortune
This double standard also seems to be rather flagrantly gender-based—grossly unfair to men and paternalistic toward women.
None,” said spokesman Kong Man-keung, “and to say we allow them to operate is grossly inaccurate.
The grossly unequal societies we now know were beginning to form.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHaving autism is not a fate worse than death, and it is grossly offensive for anti-vaxxers to suggest it is.
Twisted Anti-Vaxxer Parents Choose Fatal Diseases Over Autism | Elizabeth Picciuto | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen how does he respond criticism that writing and publishing it is grossly offensive?
The Surprisingly Good Flight 370 Novel: Author Scott Maka Defends His Controversial Book | Tim Teeman | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt not only brought about the instant beginnings of the siege, but its proportions were grossly exaggerated in the public eye.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe privilege of the Commons with respect to money bills had of late been grossly abused.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulaySo grossly unjust was Paterson's scheme; and yet it was less unjust than impolitic.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayMonsieur le Comte had grossly deceived them, his purpose time would show.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerPierre, this man will return presently; he has insulted me grossly twice; I intend to provoke him and kill him.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
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