deficient vs gross

deficient

adj
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

  • Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n). 

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

gross

adj
  • Lacking refinement; not of high quality. 

  • Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality. 

  • Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh. 

  • Highly or conspicuously offensive. 

  • Seen without a microscope (usually for a tissue or an organ); at a large scale; not detailed. 

  • Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts. 

  • Difficult or impossible to see through. 

  • Causing disgust. 

verb
  • To earn money, not including expenses. 

noun
  • The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net. 

  • Twelve dozen = 144. 

  • The bulk, the mass, the masses. 

How often have the words deficient and gross occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )