"grossly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊsli/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹəʊsli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-grossly.ogg
Etymology: gross + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gross|ly}} gross + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} grossly (not comparable)
  1. Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-grossly-en-adv-en:greatly
  2. To a serious, severe, or offensive degree. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: gravely, flagrantly
    Sense id: en-grossly-en-adv-en:gravely_or_flagrantly Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 48 4 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 38 14 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 40 11 43
  3. (informal) In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: disgustingly Translations (in a gross manner): грубо (grubo) (Bulgarian), вулгарно (vulgarno) (Bulgarian), karkeasti (Finnish), törkeästi (Finnish), härskisti (Finnish), grossièrement (French), უხეშად (uxešad) (Georgian), grosseiramente (Portuguese), indelicadamente (Portuguese), groseramente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grossly-en-adv-en:disgustingly Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 38 14 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of 'in a gross manner': 0 5 94 0
  4. (archaic) Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-grossly-en-adv-en:inexactly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 48 4 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 8 37 9 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 36 9 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 38 14 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 40 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 36 6 52

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