English Online Dictionary. What means roughly? What does roughly mean?
English
Etymology
From rough + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌf.li/
- Rhymes: -ʌfli
Adverb
roughly (comparative roughlier or more roughly, superlative roughliest or most roughly)
- In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
- Synonyms: harshly, rudely, severely, austerely
- Unevenly or irregularly.
- Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:approximately
Derived terms
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Anagrams
- Loughry