Entry Word: gross

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society <was thrown out of class for making a gross gesture> — see obscene 1
2 having an excess of body fat <a very gross man trying to squeeze into an airplane seat> — see fat 1
3 lacking in refinement or good taste <refused to mix with what she called “the gross masses who are unappreciative of fine art”> — see coarse 2
4 very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad <a gross mistake that somebody should have caught> — see egregious