without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like ( opposed to net )

gross earnings; gross sales.

unqualified; complete; rank

a gross scoundrel.

flagrant and extreme

gross injustice.

indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar

gross remarks.

lacking in refinement, good manners, education, etc.; unrefined.

large, big, or bulky.

extremely or excessively fat.

thick; dense; heavy

gross vegetation.

of or concerning only the broadest or most general considerations, aspects, etc.

Slang . extremely objectionable, offensive, or disgusting

He wore an outfit that was absolutely gross.

a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation

gro.

total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions ( opposed to net ).

Obsolete . the main body, bulk, or mass.

to have, make, or earn as a total before any deductions, as of taxes, expenses, etc.

The company grossed over three million dollars last year.

gross out, Slang .

to disgust or offend, esp. by crude language or behavior.

to shock or horrify.

noun

atrociousness , atrocity , egregiousness , enormity , flagrance , flagrantness , glaringness , outrageousness , rankness , bawdiness , coarseness , dirtiness , filthiness , foulness , lewdness , profaneness , profanity , scurrility , scurrilousness , smuttiness , vulgarity , vulgarness