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Gross
adjective (compar. grosser; superl. grossest) 1.Before any deductions. Antonym: net. 2.Lacking fine distinctions or detail. 4.Visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features). Synonym: megascopic. 5.Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter. "A complete coward" , "A consummate fool" , "A double-dyed villain" , "Gross negligence" , "A perfect idiot" , "Pure folly" , "What a sodding mess" , "Stark staring mad" , "A thoroughgoing villain" , "Utter nonsense" , "The unadulterated truth" 6.Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent. Synonyms: crude, earthy, vulgar. "A crude joke" , "Crude behavior" , "An earthy sense of humor" , "A revoltingly gross expletive" , "A vulgar gesture" , "Full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" 7.Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. Synonyms: crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, rank. "An egregious lie" , "Flagrant violation of human rights" , "A glaring error" , "Gross ineptitude" , "Gross injustice" , "Rank treachery" noun 1.Twelve dozen. Synonym: 144. 2.The entire amount of income before any deductions are made. Synonyms: receipts, revenue. verb 1.Earn before taxes, expenses, etc..
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