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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.
The meaning of ROUGHLY is in a rough manner. How to use roughly in a sentence. in a rough manner: such as; with harshness or violence; in crude fashion : imperfectly…
without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately. roughly half the candidates were successful. in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner. his captors did not treat him roughly. in a crude or primitive manner. a slab of roughly hewn stone. Discover More. Example Sentences. They have been studying a roughly 7-million-year-old fossil.
Definition of roughly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately. roughly half the candidates were successful. 2. in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner. his captors did not treat him roughly. 3. in a crude or primitive manner. a slab of roughly hewn stone. Collins English Dictionary.
roughly adverb (APPROXIMATELY) B2. approximately: There's been an increase of roughly 30% since last year. More 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.
Definitions of 'roughly' 1. without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately. [...] 2. in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner. [...] 3. in a crude or primitive manner. [...] More. Synonyms of 'roughly' • forcefully, abruptly, violently, aggressively [...] • approximately, about, around, close to [...] More.
Definitions of 'roughly' 1. without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately. [...] 2. in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner. [...] 3. in a crude or primitive manner. [...] More. Synonyms of 'roughly' • forcefully, abruptly, violently, aggressively [...] • approximately, about, around, close to [...] More. Collocations with 'roughly'
