gross
adjective
without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net).
grossness
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a word derived from
gross.
Example Sentences
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I never felt the metropolis up the 5 to be a den of grossness like too many of my fellow Orange Countians still think it is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
One site of potential smells and other general grossness to be wary of is the baffle, a.k.a. the rubber splash guard.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
But the unheard music of Stone’s lower intestinal tract is nonetheless a key structural element, organizing “Flux Gourmet” into an elegant fugue of contrapuntal themes: grossness and refinement; pleasure and disgust; appetite and discipline.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Gefilte fish has long suffered from an undeserved reputation for grossness.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2021
I know it makes me a horrible person, but after Ellis’s grossness this morning, I kinda wish it was still there.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
