1
: in a rough manner: such as
a
: with harshness or violence
treated the prisoner roughly
b
: in crude fashion : imperfectly
roughly dressed lumber
2
: without completeness or exactness : approximately
roughly 20 percent
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Examples of roughly in a Sentence
Roughly translated, it means “hurry up!”.
The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design.
He threw the package roughly in the truck.
The guard told us roughly that we had to stand back.
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In the roughly 9-minute debut, a brief montage of trip highlights plays before diving into Brady’s time with Vivian, 11.
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Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
While the surveillance continued, a detective parked in an unmarked vehicle for roughly four hours and noticed a red Kia Optima drive past him three times.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
The city is part of the Washington D.C. metro area, located roughly 30 miles west of the nation's capital.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
Ridge, who hails from Oxford, roughly an hour away from London, began working on handmade costumes for herself and her 11-year-old niece in January.
—Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
While the surveillance continued, a detective parked in an unmarked vehicle for roughly four hours and noticed a red Kia Optima drive past him three times.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
The city is part of the Washington D.C. metro area, located roughly 30 miles west of the nation's capital.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
Ridge, who hails from Oxford, roughly an hour away from London, began working on handmade costumes for herself and her 11-year-old niece in January.
—Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughly. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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