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 following Tuesday evening, roughly a dozen Goucher students showed up at Edenwald for its bingo night, said Susan Killian, 84, who sits next to Carmel in class.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
For roughly 60 years, Moore's law has guided chip development.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
At the start of Trump’s second term, there were roughly 40,000 people in ICE custody.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The result is an estimated price tag of $16 billion, paid in roughly $400 million increments every year, for 40 years, according to the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The foundation had an endowment of roughly $22 billion, which generated about $1.1 billion in annual income to spend on various projects, about half of it to improve global health.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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