Meaning of ROUGHLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ruflee
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- [adv] (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I'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"
- [adv] with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
- [adv] with roughness or violence; "he was pushed roughly aside"; (`rough' is informal as in"they treated him rough")
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| | Synonyms: | | about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, rough, some |
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| | Definition: | | \Rough"ly\, adv.
In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely;
austerely.
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