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Meaning of 'roughly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Roughly [ adv.]
- In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.

Meaning of 'roughly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . roughly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Example in sentence:
  • 20 or so people were at the party;
  • he's about 30 years old;
  • holds 3 gallons, more or less;
  • I've had about all I can stand;
  • in just about a minute;
  • lasted approximately an hour;
  • roughly $3,000;
  • some forty people came;
  • we meet about once a month;
  • weighs around a hundred pounds
Meaning (2):
- with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Example in sentence:
  • he was pushed roughly aside;
  • they treated him rough
Meaning (3):
- with rough motion as over a rough surface
Example in sentence:
  • ride rough

Nearby Words:

rouble rouche roue rouet rouge rouge dragon rougecroix rouged rough rough-footed

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