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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The newly formed tabular iceberg, also known as an 'ice island', is roughly the size of Manhattan and may be as much as 150 meters thick.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
In short, there was no market dysfunction that Bessent was obliged to address, just the market pricing Treasury yields at roughly the same rate the U.S. economy grows.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
As of Friday, his position has fallen 69% to roughly $9,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Indumati says her pension is so small she has to rely on the generosity of friends, and roughly £100 a week in benefits, to cover her rent, bills and food costs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Death marched alongside the roughly 18,000 barely trained soldiers from both North and South.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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