ROUGHLY

• (adverb) (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"

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

• (adverb) with rough motion as over a rough surface

  "ride rough"

  synonyms : rough

• (adverb) with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

  "he was pushed roughly aside", "they treated him rough"

  synonyms : rough

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