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

How to pronounce ROUGHLY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. William Ralph Inge:

   Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.

2. Lori Zanini:

   Fruit juice has roughly the same amount of carbohydrates and calories as soda.

3. Federal Aviation Administration:

   Operations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport are normal after The FAA slowed traffic for roughly an hour earlier this evening. Winds and COVID-related staffing paused departures to O'Hare from some airports in the Midwest.

4. Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake:

   We are also asking for development aid (from the IMF), we are asking as a new government that has come in. We want to try and reduce the gap because our debt amortization is roughly about 1.3 trillion Sri Lankan rupees ($9.8 billion) a year.

5. Zhang Jinming:

   Nowadays some housing estates or commercial malls cover a large area and feature long paths, our driverless cars can solve the problem of transportation within roughly 1 km, and it won't involve any labor cost.

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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