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. — al_ex_an_der
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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. — al_ex_an_der
Mary was bullied at school because her mother was grossly overweight.
deMaria wurde in der Schule wegen des starken Übergewichts ihrer Mutter gehänselt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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