roughly

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English

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Etymology

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From rough +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌf.li/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌfli

Adverb

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roughly (comparative roughlier or more roughly, superlative roughliest or most roughly)

  1. In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
    Synonyms: harshly, rudely, severely, austerely
    • 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 60:
      They treated the prisoners roughly [...] slashing pitilessly with their whips to drive them as wretched animals before them.
  2. Unevenly or irregularly.
  3. Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:approximately

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