2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roughly \Rough"ly\, adv
In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely;
austerely.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
roughly
adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a
minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about
all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some
forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds";
"roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20
or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately},
{about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {more or
less}, {around}, {or so}]
2: with roughness or violence; "he was pushed roughly aside";
(`rough' is informal as in "they treated him rough") [syn:
{rough}]
3: with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
[syn: {rough}]
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