Definitions for Roughly
rough·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (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"

2. roughly, roughadverb

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

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

3. roughly, roughadverb

   with rough motion as over a rough surface

   "ride rough"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roughlyadverb

   In a rough manner.

2. roughlyadverb

   Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.

3. roughlyadverb

   Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. roughly

   Roughly is an adverb that is usually used to indicate an approximate amount, value, level, or degree, without being precise or exact. It can also refer to doing something in a manner lacking gentleness or finesse, or in a quick and hasty way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roughlyadverb

   in a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Roughly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4251

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Roughly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2363

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Roughly' in Adverbs Frequency: #275

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How to say Roughly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Roughly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Roughly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Roughly in a Sentence

1. Mark Savchuk:

   In order to attack a well-prepared position, you need to prepare and mobilize a LOT of troops, that never happened, because we would have had to mobilize roughly 200,000 people, form attack groups. This is such a huge logistical exercise that it is simply impossible to hide.

2. Claudio Borio:

   The financial vulnerabilities in emerging market economies have not gone away, the stock of dollar-denominated debt, which has roughly doubled since early 2009 to over $ 3 trillion, is still there.

3. Nita Coburn:

   All the sudden, he just floored it. I ate blacktop. I went down very roughly. I bounced.

4. John Kerry:

   Our commitment will be measured most likely in years but our efforts are already having a significant impact, the roughly 1,000 coalition air missions we have flown have reduced Daesh's leadership and inflicted damage on its logistical and operational capabilities.

5. Adrian Edwards:

   That makes it the highest total for any month to date and roughly the same as the entire total for 2014.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Roughly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roughly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Roughly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roughly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Roughly