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gross

adjective (FAT)
 
 
/ɡrəʊs/ US  /ɡroʊs/

Definition

extremely fat or large and ugly: I'd put on ten kilos and felt gross in my bikini.EnormousBig and quite big
(Definition of gross adjective (FAT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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