roughly
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adverb \ˈrə-flē\Definition of ROUGHLY
1
: in a rough manner: as a : with harshness or violence <treated the prisoner roughly> b : in crude fashion : imperfectly <roughly dressed lumber>
2
: without completeness or exactness : approximately <roughly 20 percent>
See Examples of ROUGHLY
- Roughly translated, it means “hurry up!”.
- The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design.
- He threw the package roughly in the truck.
- The guard told us roughly that we had to stand back.
First Known Use of ROUGHLY
14th century
Related to ROUGHLY
- Synonyms
- about, around, like, more or less, much, near, plus or minus, approximately, say, some
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