grossness

noun

Definition of grossnessnext
1
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat the doctor warned that a high level of grossness is unhealthy

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2
as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene a movie of such indisputable grossness that people who thought that they had seen everything were proven wrong

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3
as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the grossness of his table manners disgusted the other wedding guests

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  1. obesity
  2. vulgarity
  3. weight
  4. rudeness
  5. obscenity
  6. filth
  7. crudity
Noun
  • One of the biggest threats to a dog's health is obesity, which affects over 34 percent of canines in America, according to the AKC.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • More liberal Medicaid coverage could expand access for the almost 40% of adults and 26% of children with obesity in Medicaid, but would strain some state budgets.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of obesity
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  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.
    Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • Over time, though, the symptoms usually become unmistakable: staggering, confusion, walking in patterns, extreme weight loss, and an unusual lack of fear toward humans.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • What motivated you five years ago might not hold the same weight now, and that’s okay.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of weight
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  • For more info: Colonial Williamsburg Take a virtual tour COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of rudeness
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  • These days, when people seem eager to scream obscenities at passing strangers, who can believe that anyone would take the trouble to be so subtle with an insult?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Wexner opened during the height of the culture wars, when the [Robert] Mapplethorpe show in Cincinnati was getting the museum director there prosecuted for obscenity.
    Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscenity
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  • In the middle of the nineteenth century, filth of every kind accumulated on the streets of New York.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Thousands of pigs, goats, and dogs still roamed city streets in the first half of that century, feeding on refuse and decomposing filth; stories of pigs knocking over city residents and invading their homes regularly appeared in U.S. newspapers at the time.
    Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2020
Definition of filth
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  • And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.
    Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
Definition of crudity
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