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- Dictionaryroughly/ˈrʌfli/
adverb
- 1. in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently: "the man picked me up roughly" Similar Opposite
- 2. in a manner lacking refinement and precision: "people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces"
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ROUGHLY definition: 1. approximately: 2. without taking a lot of care to make something perfect: 3. in a violent or…. Learn more.
ˈroughly definition: without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately. See examples of ˈROUGHLY used in a sentence.
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. about. approximately. around. like. more or less. much. near. plus or minus. say. some.
adverb. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') “he was pushed roughly aside”. synonyms: rough. adverb. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. “ roughly $3,000”. synonyms: about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, some. Pronunciation.
Definition of roughly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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1. forcefully, abruptly, violently, aggressively, forcibly A hand roughly pushed him aside. 2. approximately, about, around, close to, just about, more or less, in the region of, circa (used with dates), in the vicinity of, not far off, in the neighbourhood of a period of roughly 30 million years.
Fewer examples. The length of the bay is roughly 200 miles. The UK's Brit Awards are roughly equivalent to the Oscars. Faces are roughly symmetrical. The class consists of both men and women in roughly equal proportions. We're roughly the same age.
Definition of roughly in English: roughly. Pronunciation: /ˈrʌfli/ adverb. 1 in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently: the man picked me up roughly. More example sentences Synonyms. 2 in a manner lacking refinement and precision: people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces. More example sentences.
having a coarse or uneven surface; not smooth: rough, worn skin. steep or uneven and covered with high grass, etc.; wild: rough country. acting with or marked by violence: Hockey is a rough sport. lacking in gentleness, care, or consideration: rough handling. crude, rude, or lacking culture: a rough peasant.
