roughly

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (3)

  1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct“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”“some forty people came”“weighs around a hundred pounds”“roughly $3,000”“holds 3 gallons, more or less”“20 or so people were at the party”Synonyms: approximatelyaboutclose tojust aboutsomemore or lessaroundor so
  2. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')“he was pushed roughly aside”“they treated him rough”Synonyms: rough
  3. with rough motion as over a rough surface“ride rough”Synonyms: rough
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Roughly \Rough"ly\, adv. In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely. [1913 Webster]
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