English dictionary
roughly
adverbPronunciation
ˈɹʌf.li
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adverb
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
adverb
- with rough motion as over a rough surface
adverb
- with roughness or violence (‘rough’ is an informal variant for ‘roughly’)
Example sentences
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
ride rough
he was pushed roughly aside
they treated him rough