# grossly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɡɹoʊsli/ · frequency rank #18,841

## Definitions
1. Greatly; to a large degree, especially one large enough to be frankly appreciable.
2. To a serious, severe, or offensive degree.
3. In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.
4. Roughly; approximately; inexactly; sketchily.

## Etymology
From gross + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **gross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gross-vs-grossly)
- **glossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glossy-vs-grossly)
- **grassy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grassy-vs-grossly)
- **grisly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grisly-vs-grossly)
- **grosse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grosse-vs-grossly)
- **grossed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grossed-vs-grossly)
- **ghostly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghostly-vs-grossly)
- **grosser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grosser-vs-grossly)
- **Grassley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grassley-vs-grossly)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggrossly`, `gorssly`, `groslsy`, `grosly`, `grosslly`, `grosslyy`, `grossyl`, `grrossly`, `grsosly`, `rgossly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grossly