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roughly
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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ˈɹʌf.li
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adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
“Lasted approximately an hour”
adverb
With rough motion as over a rough surface
“Ride rough”
adverb
With roughness or violence (‘rough’ is an informal variant for ‘roughly’)
“He was pushed roughly aside”
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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
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