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单词 roughly
释义

roughly

adverb

rough·​ly ˈrə-flē How to pronounce roughly (audio)
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

Synonyms

  • about
  • approximately
  • around
  • like
  • more or less
  • much
  • near
  • plus or minus
  • say
  • some
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Example Sentences

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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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

roughly

adverb

1
as in approximately
close to but not exactly roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • approximately
  • about
  • around
  • like
  • some
  • nearly
  • say
  • near
  • much
  • somewhere about
  • somewhere around
  • after a fashion
  • generally
  • plus or minus
  • loosely
  • practically
  • kind of
  • virtually
  • more or less
  • nominally
  • well-nigh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • precisely
  • exactly
  • just
  • even
  • squarely
  • sharp
  • due
  • smack-dab
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2
as in severely
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • severely
  • harshly
  • oppressively
  • hard
  • brutally
  • hardly
  • strongly
  • ill
  • stiffly
  • sternly
  • aggressively
  • mercilessly
  • firmly
  • ruthlessly
  • abusively
  • savagely
  • toughly
  • uncharitably
  • pitilessly
  • grimly
  • heartlessly
  • viciously
  • unsparingly
  • unmercifully
  • decidedly
  • inhumanly
  • tyrannically
  • inhumanely
  • insensitively
  • unfeelingly
  • brutishly
  • callously
  • hard-heartedly
  • cold-bloodedly
  • obdurately
  • determinedly
  • resolutely
  • insensately
  • assertively
  • gruffly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lightly
  • gently
  • mildly
  • softly
  • tenderly
  • leniently
  • lovingly
  • graciously
  • charitably
  • kindly
  • benevolently
  • clemently
  • considerately
  • cordially
  • mercifully
  • sympathetically
  • humanely
  • benignantly
  • understandingly
  • compassionately
  • tolerantly
  • softheartedly
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