Gross negligence
noun
an extremely careless action or an omission that is willful or reckless disregard for the consequences to the safety or property of another; also called very great negligence , culpa lata
Usage Note
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- Grossness
[grohs] /groʊs/ adjective, grosser, grossest. 1. without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to 2. ): gross earnings; gross sales. 2. unqualified; complete; rank: a gross scoundrel. 3. flagrant and extreme: gross injustice. 4. indelicate, indecent, obscene, or vulgar: gross remarks. […]
- Gross one out
Disgust or revolt one, as in Chewing gum in church grosses me out, or His explicit language grossed her out. [ ; mid-1900s ]
- Gross-out
[grohs-out] /ˈgroʊsˌaʊt/ noun, Slang. 1. something that is disgustingly offensive. modifier : The Animal House gross-out movies are all about groups/ gross-out scenes of the Dalmatian mounting the smaller dog noun Something particularly disgusting; repellent trash: He attempts the ultimate gross-out: ”self-expression” of the kind found in Greenwich Village (1960s+ Teenagers)
- Gross-profit
noun 1. gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries. noun 1. (accounting) the difference between total revenue from sales and the total cost of purchases or materials, with an adjustment for stock
- Gross someone out
verb phrase To disgust or offend, esp with crude and obscene language and behavior: They’re grossing me out, too, you know/ Being a mother really grosses me out (1968+ Teenagers)