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 payroll and workplace-administration company said it expects revenue to rise 5% to 6% in the year ahead, which would come out to roughly $23 billion to $23.2 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
About 7,300 years ago, it produced the largest known volcanic eruption of the Holocene, the current geological epoch, which began roughly 11,700 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Over a 20-year period, roughly 85% of actively managed mutual funds fail to beat the market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Jamie Rosenberg, another IBP co-founder, told the Irvine City Council that the IBP team in Long Beach charges roughly $10 to $15 for general admission, with a $2 special every Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Out of the roughly five hundred settlers Captain Smith said were in James Town when he left, by spring only sixty settlers remained, all of them close to death.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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