grossly

gross +‎ -ly

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹoʊsli/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹəʊsli/
• Hyphenation: gross‧ly

grossly (not comparable)

1. Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.

   grossly inflated expectations

   grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation

   • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:

     Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".

2. To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.

   Synonyms: gravely, flagrantly

   grossly misjudged; grossly inflamed

3. (informal) In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.

   Synonym: disgustingly

   Coordinate term: grotesquely

   The men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests.

4. (archaic) Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily.