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roughly

UK/ˈɹʌf.li/ US/ˈrʌfli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

  • “lasted approximately an hour”
  • “in just about a minute”
  • “he”
  • “;”
  • “ve had about all I can stand”
  • “we meet about once a month”
  • “some forty people came”
  • “weighs around a hundred pounds”
  • “roughly $3,000”
  • “holds 3 gallons, more or less”
  • “20 or so people were at the party”
2.

with roughness or violence (`rough'' is an informal variant for `roughly'')

  • “he was pushed roughly aside”
  • “they treated him rough”
Synonyms
3.

with rough motion as over a rough surface

  • “ride rough”
Synonyms

Origin

From rough + -ly.

Phrases

  • roughly speaking

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