Standard Lemma guide

grossly

adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈɡɹoʊsli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊsli/
  • CMU ARPABET: G R OW1 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • grossly inflated expectations
  • grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • grossly misjudged
  • grossly inflamed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gravely, flagrantly

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • The men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disgustingly

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

in a gross manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gross Middle English -ly English -ly English grossly From gross + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: грубо (grubo) — in a gross manner
  • Bulgarian: вулгарно (vulgarno) — in a gross manner
  • Finnish: karkeasti — in a gross manner
  • Finnish: törkeästi — in a gross manner
  • Finnish: härskisti — in a gross manner
  • French: grossièrement — in a gross manner
  • Georgian: უხეშად (uxešad) — in a gross manner
  • Portuguese: grosseiramente — in a gross manner
  • Portuguese: indelicadamente — in a gross manner
  • Spanish: groseramente — in a gross manner