overgross
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɡɹəʊs/
overgross adjective: excessively gross.
Adjective
overgross (comparative more overgross, superlative most overgross)
- Excessively gross.
- […] and to say we may not have images and call them idols, when they represent Christ and his saints, be overgross opinions to enter into your learned head, whatsoever the unlearned would tattle.1737-1742, Charles Dodd, The Church History of England from 1500 to 1688
Verb
overgross (third-person singular simple present overgrosses, present participle overgrossing, simple past and past participle overgrossed)
- To load (a plane) with too much weight, thereby impairing its ability to fly.
- Not a problem. Not enough weight to overgross the plane.1999, Dana Stabenow, So Sure of Death, page 32
- Unalakleet was the only good fuel stop available as my outbound load from Kotzebue for that long leg was already far overgrossing my poor 145 h.p. Cessna 172.2010, CloudDancer, Clouddancer's Alaskan Chronicles, Volume III: The Tragedies, →ISBN
Forms of overgross
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more overgross |
| superlative | most overgross |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | overgrosses |
| present participle | overgrossing |
| past participle | overgrossed |
| past | overgrossed |
Origin of overgross
From over- + gross.
Questions about overgross
- What does overgross mean?
- Overgross means excessively gross.
- What part of speech is overgross?
- Overgross can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce overgross?
- Overgross is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɡɹəʊs/.
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