roughly Synonyms
roughly Meaning
roughly (r)
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
with rough motion as over a rough surface
roughly (adv.)
In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
FAQs About the word roughly
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct, with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'), with rough motion as over a ro
about,approximately, around, much, more or less, somewhere around, like, some, after a fashion, near
even, just, exactly, even,precisely, exactly, just, precisely, squarely,sharp
The car sped down the highway, covering roughly 100 miles in just over an hour.
The sculptor estimated that the statue would weigh roughly 500 pounds once completed.
The population of the city is roughly around 1 million people.
She had roughly sketched out the design before beginning the detailed drawing.
