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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As the primary language for the Ashkenazic Jews who had been living in Central and Eastern Europe for roughly 1,000 years, Yiddish was not only a linguistic bond but also a cultural foundation for millions of people around the world in the 1920s.
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James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
About 1% of U.S. small business owners, roughly 300,000, achieve this annually, per IRS data.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
SpaceX's Starship, with roughly 10 times more payload lift capacity than Neutron, is also on contract with AFRL for demonstrations for the Rocket Cargo program.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Pope was inspired by a different one of Wright’s residences, the Herbert Jacobs House, and budgeted $5,500 for a 1,800-square-foot home (roughly $124,000 today).
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
About 1% of U.S. small business owners, roughly 300,000, achieve this annually, per IRS data.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
SpaceX's Starship, with roughly 10 times more payload lift capacity than Neutron, is also on contract with AFRL for demonstrations for the Rocket Cargo program.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Pope was inspired by a different one of Wright’s residences, the Herbert Jacobs House, and budgeted $5,500 for a 1,800-square-foot home (roughly $124,000 today).
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughly. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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