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roughly

Letters that make roughly

o, g, l, h, r, u, y are letters that make 'roughly'

Words within roughly

hl, Ro, rough are words within 'roughly'

roughly is a 7 letter word starting with r
roughly is a 7 letter word ending with y

3 possible definitions for 'roughly'

Roughly as "(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct"

Under this definition, roughly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

close to, just about, some, more or less, around, or so, approximately, about have the same meaning as 'roughly'

Example of roughly used within this context

"lasted approximately an hour", "in just about a minute", "he's about 30 years old", "I've had about all I can stand", "we meet about once a month", "some forty people came", "weighs around a hundred pounds", "roughly $3,000", "holds 3 gallons, more or less", "20 or so people were at the party"

Roughly as "with rough motion as over a rough surface"

Under this definition, roughly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rough has the same meaning as roughly

Pertain to roughly

rough, unsmooth pertain to 'roughly'.

Roughly as "with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')"

Under this definition, roughly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rough has the same meaning as roughly

roughly Usage

'roughly' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Pertain to roughly

pugnacious, rough pertain to 'roughly'.

Example of roughly used within this context

"he was pushed roughly aside", "they treated him rough"