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roughly

/ˈɹʌf.li/adverb2 syllables

Roughly means: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

Synonyms for roughly20

adverb, as in (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

approximately, about, close to, just about, some, more or less, around, or so

adverb, as in with roughness or violence (‘rough’ is an informal variant for ‘roughly’)

adverb, as in with rough motion as over a rough surface

also used for roughly

harshly, rudely, severely, austerely, -ish, all but, almost, approaching, by and large, circa, close

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What does roughly mean?3

adverb

1

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct“lasted approximately an hour”

2

with roughness or violence (‘rough’ is an informal variant for ‘roughly’)“he was pushed roughly aside”

3

with rough motion as over a rough surface“ride rough”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Roughly in a sentence

  • Think real hard, roughly where did you lose it?Alairis
  • I've been dedicating my whole life to language learning, roughly speaking.LoverofEnglish
  • Roughly one thousand, give or take ten per cent.bandeirante
  • Roughly how many hours will it take to get there by car?sundown
  • These can be classified roughly into three types.unknown
  • Ziri was about to leave when a hand roughly turned him around.Amastan
  • Roughly how long do you think it'll take?sundown
  • Ziri has been working as a park ranger for roughly fourteen years.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of roughly

as a adverb

comparative
roughlier
superlative
roughliest