grossly

[US]/'grəusli/
[UK]/ˈɡroslɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. extremely; in a highly inappropriate manner; in a very serious manner.

Phrases & Collocations

grossly overestimated

grossly inappropriate behavior

grossly negligent

grossly exaggerated claims

grossly misleading information

Example Sentences

the film was grossly indecent.

a grossly incompetent piece of reporting

I thought the decision was grossly unfair.

The punishment was grossly disproportionate to the crime.

untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient;

the government has grossly underestimated the extent of the problem.

Promoters grossly overhyped the movie.

He is too proud to admit that he had been grossly in error.

He had grossly misused his power.

He presents the theory in a grossly simplified form.

You have grossly magnified a trivial situation.See Synonyms at exaggerate

It would be grossly anachronistic and a mistake for the party to readopt this approach in a Lower House election now held under a single-seat constituency system.

Power lines, telephones and sewage facilities are grossly over utilized and undermaintained.

The U.S. government is right to be concerned of the permanent damage to its financial system from nationalization.But to avoid it, the government has to grossly overvalue toxic assets.

Such involvement of dermal lymphatics gives the grossly thickened, erythematous, and rough skin surface with the appearance of an orange peel ("peau dorange" for you francophiles).

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