Definition of ROUGHLY

roughly

Adverb

  • In a rough manner; approximately or without precision.
  • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    • "roughly $3,000"
  • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
    • "he was pushed roughly aside"
  • with rough motion as over a rough surface

Adv

  • In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
  • Unevenly or irregularly.
  • Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.

Examples

  • He calculated his score ROUGHLY, knowing it was enough for the win.

Origin / Etymology

From rough + -ly.

Synonyms

about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, rough, some, -ish, -some, all but, almost, approaching, austerely, by and large, circa, close, essentially, for all practical purposes, fornigh, give or take, harshly, imprecisely, kind of, loosely, near, nearabout, nearly, nigh on, odd, plus or minus, roughly, roundly, rudely, say, severely, sort of, thereabout, virtually, well-nigh, ±

Scrabble Score: 14

roughly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
roughly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roughly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

roughly: valid Words With Friends Word