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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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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Macy’s is up roughly 17% over the past three months.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
The 25-year-old Brit signed a contract extension in January that is believed to have boosted his salary—to $12 million, according to Forbes estimates, more than double his number from 2023—but the big difference was his roughly $23 million in bonuses this year.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
This year, roughly 92% of them voted for Harris, according to exit polls.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
This galaxy, roughly 59 million light-years away, is typical of the kinds of galaxies that inhabited the early universe and is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
The 25-year-old Brit signed a contract extension in January that is believed to have boosted his salary—to $12 million, according to Forbes estimates, more than double his number from 2023—but the big difference was his roughly $23 million in bonuses this year.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
This year, roughly 92% of them voted for Harris, according to exit polls.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
This galaxy, roughly 59 million light-years away, is typical of the kinds of galaxies that inhabited the early universe and is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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