roughly Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
   about; around; some; approximately; just about; or so; more or less; close to.
   
   • 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
2. adverb with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
   rough.
   
   • he was pushed roughly aside
   • they treated him rough
3. adverb with rough motion as over a rough surface
   rough.
   
   • ride rough

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