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roughly in WordNet English dictionary
adverb
(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"
approximately
about
close to
just about
some
roughly
more or less
around
or so
approximately
about
close to
just about
some
roughly
more or less
around
or so
with rough motion as over a rough surface
"ride rough"
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with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
"he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
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