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
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To put that scale into perspective, 90 nanometers is roughly 1,000 times thinner than a human hair.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The region where the Bryson fire broke out Thursday, however, sees fire roughly every 20 to 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Many senior staff receive roughly half of their annual compensation in deferred stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Producer prices surged 1.3% in September, the largest monthly increase in more than four years and roughly twice what economists expected.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The boulder, roughly the size of a pickup truck, tumbled off into the fog like it had important business elsewhere.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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