| ADVERB | all | roughly, approximately, about, close to, just about, some, more or less, around, or so | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
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| all | roughly, rough | with roughness or violence ('rough' is an informal variant for 'roughly') | |
| all | roughly, rough | with rough motion as over a rough surface |
| Sounds | rah'fliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. | |
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| Example | "roughly $3,000" | |
| Synonyms | approximately, about, close to, just about, some, more or less, around, or so | |
| Spanish | aproximadamente, cerca, unos, un poco | |
| Catalan | aproximadament, una mica | |
| Meaning | With roughness or violence ('rough' is an informal variant for 'roughly'). | |
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| Example | "he was pushed roughly aside" | |
| Synonym | rough | |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | ásperamente, belicosamente, bruscamente, brusquedad, toscamente | |
| Adjectives | rough | ready and able to resort to force or violence |
| Meaning | With rough motion as over a rough surface. | |
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| Synonym | rough | |
| Adjectives | rough | having or caused by an irregular surface |
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