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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To get out of criminal detention, roughly forty per cent of migrants charged with trespassing under Operation Lone Star pleaded out.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Premiums on Covered California have grown about 25% since 2022, roughly double the pace of inflation.
—Phillip Reese, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Bloomberg, Wilson's year-end target (6,500) would necessitate a roughly 13 percent rally in the S&P from its current levels—a gain that, while significant, is not unprecedented and falls below the index's average annual increases in recent years.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition, 80% of the roughly 1.6 million customers that subscribed in the second half of 2024 were still subscribing three months later.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Premiums on Covered California have grown about 25% since 2022, roughly double the pace of inflation.
—Phillip Reese, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Bloomberg, Wilson's year-end target (6,500) would necessitate a roughly 13 percent rally in the S&P from its current levels—a gain that, while significant, is not unprecedented and falls below the index's average annual increases in recent years.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition, 80% of the roughly 1.6 million customers that subscribed in the second half of 2024 were still subscribing three months later.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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