Meaning & use
Grossest
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Most disgusting, repulsive, or vulgar to look at or think about.
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That was the grossest thing I've ever seen in a school cafeteria.
Out of all the Halloween costumes, his zombie makeup was definitely the grossest.
A note on using this word
"Gross" also has an unrelated financial sense meaning total or whole, as in "gross income," so "grossest" can describe the greatest total amount as well as the most disgusting thing.
Words with a similar meaning
most disgustingfilthiest
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Words with an opposite meaning
finestcleanest
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Constituting the greatest total amount, especially of income, before any deductions.
This was the grossest profit margin the store had ever posted.
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