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- Definition
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- roughly :(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
- roughly :with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
- he was pushed roughly aside|they treated him rough
- roughly :with rough motion as over a rough surface