roughly

rough·ly

adv \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>

Examples of ROUGHLY

1. Roughly translated, it means “hurry up!”.
2. The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design.
3. He threw the package roughly in the truck.
4. 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

Antonyms: exactly, precisely

Related Words: generally, kind of, loosely; nearly, nominally, practically, virtually, well-nigh

Near Antonyms: due, even, just, sharp, smack-dab, squarely

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Rhymes with ROUGHLY

bluffly, gruffly, toughly