1
: in a rough manner: such as
a
: with harshness or violence
treated the prisoner roughly
b
: in crude fashion : imperfectly
roughly dressed lumber
2
: without completeness or exactness : approximately
roughly 20 percent
Examples of roughly in a Sentence
Roughly translated, it means “hurry up!”.
The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design.
He threw the package roughly in the truck.
The guard told us roughly that we had to stand back.
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Trump claimed the rates were roughly half of the tariffs that these countries impose on U.S. goods, but the details of how they were arrived at weren’t immediately available.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
That was up roughly 8% compared to the 2023 show, which pulled in 3.78 million viewers.
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During a press conference, Chief Peter Marr revealed that the department had received roughly 50 tips.
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Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump claimed the rates were roughly half of the tariffs that these countries impose on U.S. goods, but the details of how they were arrived at weren’t immediately available.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
That was up roughly 8% compared to the 2023 show, which pulled in 3.78 million viewers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
During a press conference, Chief Peter Marr revealed that the department had received roughly 50 tips.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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