The difference between Gross and Grotty
When used as adjectives, gross means highly or conspicuously offensive, whereas grotty means unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
Gross is also noun with the meaning: twelve dozen = 144.
Gross is also verb with the meaning: to earn money, not including expenses.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gross and Grotty
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Gross as an adjective (of behaviour considered to be wrong):
Highly or conspicuously offensive.
Examples:
"synonyms: serious flagrant shamefuappalling egregious."
"a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence; a gross insult"
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Gross as an adjective (of an amount):
Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
Examples:
"synonyms: whole entire overaltotaaggregate"
"ant net"
"[[gross domestic product gross domestic product]]; [[gross income gross income]]; [[gross weight gross weight]]"
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Gross as an adjective (science, pathology):
Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed.
Examples:
"synonyms: macroscopic"
"ant microscopic"
"[[gross anatomy gross anatomy]]"
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Gross as an adjective (slang, North America):
Causing disgust.
Examples:
"synonyms: gro grody grotty disgusting nasty revolting yucky"
"I threw up all over the bed. It was totally gross."
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Gross as an adjective:
Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
Examples:
"synonyms: coarse rude vulgar obscene impure"
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Gross as an adjective (of a product):
Lacking refinement; not of high quality.
Examples:
"synonyms: coarse rough unrefined"
"ant fine"
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Gross as an adjective (of a person):
Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.
Examples:
"synonyms: great large bulky fat obese"
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Gross as an adjective (archaic):
Not sensitive in perception or feeling.
Examples:
"synonyms: dulwitless"
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Gross as an adjective (now, chiefly, poetic):
Difficult or impossible to see through.
Examples:
"synonyms: thick heavy"
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Gross as an adjective (obsolete):
Easy to perceive.
Examples:
"synonyms: obvious clear"
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Gross as a noun:
Twelve dozen = 144.
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Gross as a noun:
The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.
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Gross as a noun:
The bulk, the mass, the masses.
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Gross as a verb (transitive):
To earn money, not including expenses.
Examples:
"The movie grossed three million on the first weekend."
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Grotty as an adjective (slang, British, Canada, Australia, NZ):
unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive