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Dela Posted 15 years ago
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Gross, disgusting, and revolting.
Lynetta didn't buy Mom's explanation on the hors d'oeuvres — she wound up dissecting hers, categorizing the parts into gross, disgusting, and revolting.
Gross has the definitions of both general and disgusting.
Revolting means very unpleasant.
Both of gross and revolting have similar meaning as disgusting. Is it correct in the sentence above?
Gross has the definitions of both general and disgusting.
Revolting means very unpleasant.
Both of gross and revolting have similar meaning as disgusting. Is it correct in the sentence above?
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Dela Both of gross and revolting have similar meaning as disgusting. Exactly. That's the point.
- Dela Both of gross and revolting have similar meaning as disgusting.
- Exactly.
- That's the point.
- It's mildly humorous.
- It's like saying that Lynetta thought the ingredients in the food might be described as 'bad', 'very bad', and 'very, very bad'.
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DelaBoth of gross and revolting have similar meaning as disgusting.Exactly. That's the point. It's mildly humorous. It's like saying that Lynetta thought the ingredients in the food might be described as 'bad', 'very bad', and 'very, very bad'.
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