Definition of roughly
1 : in a rough manner: such asa : with harshness or violence treated the prisoner roughlyb : in crude fashion : imperfectly roughly dressed lumber
2 : without completeness or exactness : approximately roughly 20 percent
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Examples of roughly in a Sentence
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.
14th Century
First Known Use of roughly
14th century
ROUGHLY Defined for English Language Learners
roughly
playDefinition of roughly for English Language Learners
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: not exactly but close in number, quality, meaning, etc.
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: in a way that is not gentle or careful
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: in a very simple or basic way
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