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Webster 1913 Edition
Roughly
Rough′ly
,adv.
In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
Webster 1828 Edition
Roughly
ROUGHLY
,adv.
1.
With uneven surface; with asperities on the surface.2.
Harshly; uncivilly; rudely; as, to be treated roughly.3.
Severely; without tenderness; as, to blame too roughly.4.
Austerely to the taste.5.
Boisterously; tempestuously.6.
Harshly to the ear.7.
Violently; not gently.Definition 2024
roughly
roughly
English
Adverb
roughly (comparative roughlier or more roughly, superlative roughliest or most roughly)
- In a rough manner.
- Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
- Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
- 2013 December 6, Alok Jha, “A deadly disease could travel at jet speed around the world. How do we stop it in time?”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 26, page 27:
- Of the roughly 400 emerging infectious diseases that have been identified since 1940, more than 60% are zoonotic: ie they came from animals. Throughout history this has been common.
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Synonyms
- approximately, around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, circa
Translations
in a rough manner
unevenly
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approximately — see approximately