Roughly meaning

What does “roughly” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“roughly” is an adverb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

roughly

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
“lasted approximately an hour”
“in just about a minute”
Synonymsapproximately about close to just about some more or less around or so
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
“he was pushed roughly aside”
“they treated him rough”
Synonymsrough
with rough motion as over a rough surface
“ride rough”
Synonymsrough

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University