roughly

adverb

rough·​ly ˈrə-flē 

1

: in a rough manner: such 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

Synonyms

• approximately
• about
• around

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Bloom operated at a $29 million net loss in 2024, improved from a roughly $300 million loss in 2023. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025

The county is facing a roughly $1 billion annual hole in its budget in the coming years as a result of recent federal cuts to Medicaid. —Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

After roughly a week on the lunar surface, the astronauts would fly Starship back into lunar orbit and reboard Orion for the return trip to Earth. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025

With price tags swinging between 250 euros for blouses to roughly 3,000 euros for gowns, Amen collections are available at 80 doors globally, with the biggest part of the distribution network concentrated in Italy. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for roughly

• gruffly