grossly
Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciableGreatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.
» This is grossly unfair.
Dies ist in hohem Maße ungerecht.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.
grossly inflated expectations
grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation
(not comparable)To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.
grossly misjudged
grossly inflamed
(informal, not comparable)In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.
The men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests.
in a gross manner
(archaic, not comparable)Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily.
Examples
13 sentencesThis is grossly unfair.
deDies ist in hohem Maße ungerecht.
Mary was bullied at school because her mother was grossly overweight.
deMaria wurde in der Schule wegen des starken Übergewichts ihrer Mutter gehänselt.
Lestrade met us, his face flushed with victory, his manner grossly triumphant.
Trans women experience a grossly disproportionate amount of rape in men's prisons.
These grossly disrespectful messages were sent by a son to his father.
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1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb