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roughly - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
roughly
Definition
(adv) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms
:
about
,
approximately
,
around
,
close to
,
just about
,
more or less
,
or so
,
some
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adv) with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Synonyms
:
rough
Example Sentence
he was pushed roughly aside
they treated him rough
Definition
(adv) with rough motion as over a rough surface
Synonyms
:
rough
Example Sentence
ride rough
Word used in video below:
text: you mustn't play so roughly with george
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