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Definition of grossly in English: grosslyadverb ˈɡrəʊsliˈɡroʊsli 1In a very obvious and unacceptable manner; flagrantly. you have grossly insulted a member of the community as submodifier prosecutors said his driving was grossly negligent Example sentencesExamples - The fault lies in our present planning laws which so grossly favour developers.
- The school was grossly irresponsible for letting the students get that close to a wild, living thing.
- We think this report is grossly misleading.
- The vessel was grossly, dangerously and visibly overloaded.
- Everything was going great until one day he made a political comment that was so grossly insensitive I snapped.
- The ad is so grossly political that the TV station stopped running it.
- Their telecast is so grossly incompetent that one is left full of disgust and in deep despair.
- This initiative has been sharply criticised as grossly inefficient and counterproductive.
- It is grossly immoral and a flagrant breach of the copyright laws.
- From a legal standpoint, the newspaper's reaction can only be described as grossly inappropriate.
2Extremely; excessively. the economic benefits have been grossly exaggerated as submodifier the decision was grossly unfair Example sentencesExamples - Prices have continued to fall, leaving the manufacturer with stockpiles of grossly overpriced material.
- It was such a blip on the radar that I underestimated its success grossly.
- They have seen people on TV who are so grossly muscular they can't even comb their hair.
- The money is still grossly inadequate.
- I was so grossly overweight I found it difficult to walk to the bus stop.
- Twenty years ago, you'd be hard put to find anyone grossly overweight or pathologically obese.
- She was great fun and that's why it's so grossly unfair no one visited or cared for her.
- Too many fatty treats can prove fatal for much-loved pets as they become grossly overweight.
- The ban was introduced because below cost selling was seen as grossly unfair to the small shopkeeper at the time.
- He is talentless and grossly over-rated.
3In a disgusting or coarse manner; vulgarly. do you have one cookie, or grossly eat the whole package? as submodifier grossly offensive jokes Example sentencesExamples - She's seventeen, and already she's being grossly stared at and objectified by men much older than herself.
- We stopped at a buffet place on the way home for dinner just so we could grossly stuff ourselves again.
- This site is so grossly offensive words fail me entirely.
- Profanity is defined as language so grossly offensive as to provoke violent resentment.
- I couldn't even finish it because it was so grossly sickening.
- He had a coarse laugh, and joked grossly with the peasant women, young or old, who came to the window.
- She looked blowsy, she looked like an unhappy, beaten-down woman, and she was eating grossly and acting very strangely.
- Only Mitya went on grossly laughing as they followed clinging to each other.
Definition of grossly in US English: grosslyadverbˈɡroʊsliˈɡrōslē 1In a very obvious and unacceptable manner; flagrantly. you have grossly insulted a member of the community as submodifier prosecutors said his driving was grossly negligent Example sentencesExamples - Their telecast is so grossly incompetent that one is left full of disgust and in deep despair.
- The ad is so grossly political that the TV station stopped running it.
- Everything was going great until one day he made a political comment that was so grossly insensitive I snapped.
- The fault lies in our present planning laws which so grossly favour developers.
- The school was grossly irresponsible for letting the students get that close to a wild, living thing.
- It is grossly immoral and a flagrant breach of the copyright laws.
- We think this report is grossly misleading.
- From a legal standpoint, the newspaper's reaction can only be described as grossly inappropriate.
- This initiative has been sharply criticised as grossly inefficient and counterproductive.
- The vessel was grossly, dangerously and visibly overloaded.
2Extremely; excessively. the economic benefits have been grossly exaggerated as submodifier the decision was grossly unfair Example sentencesExamples - It was such a blip on the radar that I underestimated its success grossly.
- Too many fatty treats can prove fatal for much-loved pets as they become grossly overweight.
- I was so grossly overweight I found it difficult to walk to the bus stop.
- Prices have continued to fall, leaving the manufacturer with stockpiles of grossly overpriced material.
- She was great fun and that's why it's so grossly unfair no one visited or cared for her.
- He is talentless and grossly over-rated.
- They have seen people on TV who are so grossly muscular they can't even comb their hair.
- Twenty years ago, you'd be hard put to find anyone grossly overweight or pathologically obese.
- The ban was introduced because below cost selling was seen as grossly unfair to the small shopkeeper at the time.
- The money is still grossly inadequate.
3In a disgusting or coarse manner; vulgarly. do you have one cookie, or grossly eat the whole package? as submodifier grossly offensive jokes Example sentencesExamples - I couldn't even finish it because it was so grossly sickening.
- He had a coarse laugh, and joked grossly with the peasant women, young or old, who came to the window.
- This site is so grossly offensive words fail me entirely.
- She's seventeen, and already she's being grossly stared at and objectified by men much older than herself.
- Only Mitya went on grossly laughing as they followed clinging to each other.
- We stopped at a buffet place on the way home for dinner just so we could grossly stuff ourselves again.
- Profanity is defined as language so grossly offensive as to provoke violent resentment.
- She looked blowsy, she looked like an unhappy, beaten-down woman, and she was eating grossly and acting very strangely.
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