grossly

Etymology

gross + -ly

adv

1. Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.
   grossly inflated expectations
   grossly enlarged hepatic lobes, evident on palpation
   Third-class carriages are grossly overcrowded, with passengers lying on the luggage racks, standing between the benches, and occasionally even riding on the footboards and clinging to the outsides of the coaches for short distances. 1950 February, W. Dendy, “Impressions of the Indian Railways—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 120
   Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination". March 8 2023, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42
2. To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.
   grossly misjudged; grossly inflamed
3. (informal) In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.
   Coordinate term: grotesquely
   The men were talking grossly about their sexual conquests.
4. (archaic) Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily.