without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "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"
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "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"
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
of general aspects or broad distinctions; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
before any deductions; "gross income"
earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
twelve dozen
repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man"
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks)
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
repellently fat
lacking fine distinctions or detail
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
