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Another word for roughly

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Adverb

  1. Near to in quantity or amount

    Idioms:
    See also:

    near

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Another word for roughly

Modifier

  1. Approximately

    See also:

    approximately

  2. In a brutal manner

    See also:

    brutally

  3. In an uneven manner

    See also:

    unevenly

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Sentence Examples

  • Roughly speaking, Little Russia, otherwise called the Ukraine, may be described as the basin of the Dnieper southward of the 51st parallel of latitude.

  • His features were heavy and roughly hewn.

  • "Here's something else for the Dean," he said roughly, and tossed it into the servant's arms.

  • He gripped her throat roughly and pulled her against his body.

  • The king was about to waken him roughly, when he saw a piece of paper on the floor beside him.

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