roughly
Britishadverb
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without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately
roughly half the candidates were successful
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in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner
his captors did not treat him roughly
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in a crude or primitive manner
a slab of roughly hewn stone
Example Sentences
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After ChatGPT launched, Stack Overflow, the world’s largest online community for software developers, saw web traffic drop by roughly 12 percent and question volumes fall across its most popular topics.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, calculations based on the early Universe suggest a slower rate of roughly 67 or 68.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
The numbers are the highest they have been in two years, but they were roughly in line with expectations.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Millennials’ median incomes at these ages were roughly on par with Boomers’, and gains over the past decade put millennials in a better position than many recognize.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Leah, Maggie, Kate, and their mother traveled with a group of roughly twenty Rochester followers back to Hydesville.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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