Used in a Sentence

grosser

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grosser.

Editorial note

Silverfish are one of the few insects grosser than any spider, even the way they scuttle is revolting.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of grosser gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(in combination) A film, etc. that grosses a certain amount of money.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grosser.

noun

A surname.

noun

(in combination) A film, etc. that grosses a certain amount of money.

Example sentences

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Silverfish are one of the few insects grosser than any spider, even the way they scuttle is revolting.

2

JS has native implementations of several of the underscore methods, but you get into shims which is even grosser.

3

This is a really gross attitude, and it's even grosser that you dress it up like some macho rite-of-passage.

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No one wants to see their porn in HD, as it makes the whole thing kinda grosser.

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Well, who knows how well the top grosser on the Mac App Store is really doing?

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Paying people for backbreaking work that will likely cost them their health is grosser than paying them for blood donations.

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It's no grosser than a regular toilet, and your butt will be cleaner.

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Puts an even grosser spin on this incineration of the rule of law.

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(Minimum wages mean grosser store bathrooms.) Unregulated, harder-to measure benefits get trimmed.

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When psychology enters the conversation it gets even grosser.

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One of the grosser things the cryptocurrency mania did was convince people that you can only criticize things if you have a financial interest that aligns with your commentary.

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US seriously needs to start fixing some of its shit because it's getting grosser by the day and you can't pretend to be such a developed nation anymore: the King is Naked and rest of the world just doesn't buy the Hollywood illusion anymore.

Quote examples

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But the Dilbert creator, men’s rights blowhard and world’s greatest imaginary fan of his own “certified genius” proved recently that as gross as you may already think Scott Adams is, he’s prepared to get even grosser.

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Granted, wilderness backpacking has completely different standards for smells and grossness, but the comparison carries over to the higher standards of the "front country." In hot, sweaty weather, synthetic underwear gets noticeably grosser and smellier than wool over the course of a day.

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It's not necessarily that you would do something horribly wrong or alienating or offensive, but if something as simple as "being hit on at 4am by a strange man" is still sneered at as a legitimate concern, then probably some people think they're entitled to far grosser and more outlandish actions as well.

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On the other hand, lenticular ads that show different things to adults and kids is not a good precedent, whether it's used to show grosser ads to grownups than we currently have to see already ("hey, the kids can't see this") or to covertly market to kids.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use grosser in a sentence?

Silverfish are one of the few insects grosser than any spider, even the way they scuttle is revolting.

What does grosser mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is grosser?

grosser is commonly used as noun.