Inflected forms: gross·er, gross·est 1a. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See synonyms at whole. b. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See synonyms at flagrant. 3a. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: “It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross” (Thomas H. Huxley). b. Offensive; disgusting. c. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined: d. Carnal; sensual. 4a. Overweight; corpulent. b. Dense; profuse. 5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.
NOUN:
1. Inflected forms: pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made. 2. Inflected forms: pl. gross abbr.gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: grossed, gross·ing, gross·es To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.
PHRASAL VERB:
gross outSlang To fill with disgust; nauseate: “The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set” (Christian Science Monitor).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.
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