Definition of roughly in English:

roughly

adverb ˈrʌfliˈrəfli

1In a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently.
the man picked me up roughly
Example sentencesExamples
- At once, they both came forward and grabbed David, roughly holding him back.
- She had only been sitting for a couple of minutes when she was roughly picked up and thrown up against the nearest wall.
- He grabbed Sapphire's hand roughly, picked up the pizza boxes with the other arm, and walked out.
- Someone picked me up and roughly carried me out of the car.
- She grunted, her eyes widening as his knee pushed into her stomach roughly and violently.
- Liadan's almond eyes narrow as she pulls her hands roughly out of his gentle grip.
- A chauffeur opened the door and Natalie was roughly shoved into the back of the limo with Evan right behind her.
- I brushed my hair roughly and chose a nice pair of silver hoops.
- The doors opened and they were roughly herded into a deteriorating brick structure.
- I think it's a very strong material and I actually handle it quite roughly.
- She flung the cloth to the floor with rage and picked up the cage roughly, slamming it on a small rickety table harder than she had intended.
- He set the plate down on the mattress roughly and then crouched down in front of her.
- He looked back at her, roughly wiping any traces of tears from his eyes.
- Harmony's lips were pressed roughly onto his, and he didn't know what to do.
- She tensed as strong arms dragged her roughly from the vehicle, and deposited her on the freezing floor.
- The mate roughly picked him up off the deck and held him with his feet just touching ground, looking disgusted.
- Reyna stood and leapt at Vincent, but he slapped her away roughly and she was knocked harshly against a table.
- Her small hand took my chin roughly and she forced me to look at her.
- Six other guards stepped forward and roughly grabbed Maria, Andrea, and Jackie.
- Hala stalked over to the edge of the clearing and roughly grabbed a strong branch off the ground.
Synonyms
violently, forcefully, forcibly, abruptly, unceremoniously
harshly, unkindly, severely, unsympathetically
brutally, violently, savagely, inhumanly, mercilessly, cruelly, heartlessly
2In a manner lacking refinement and precision.
people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces
Example sentencesExamples
- It was rectangular and about the length of my hand, and was wrapped roughly in brown paper, like it had been done in a hurry.
- He let his two companions look for a moment longer before walking on down a roughly paved street, Cale and Sam following absent-mindedly.
- The buildings looked mainly to be made of wood and roughly cut stone and many farmyard animals were walking around.
- It is roughly built but the roof is nevertheless sound enough to keep the interior completely dry.
- Everyone was silent on the rest of the walk to the roughly cut door.
3Approximately.
this is a walk of roughly 13 miles
sentence adverb the narrative is, roughly speaking, contemporary with the earliest of the gospels
Example sentencesExamples
- Logs were laid in a roughly circular manner around the fire pit and there were some rough chairs as well.
- The patronas call them chacha, gata, or criada - roughly translatable as wench.
- I think all writers, roughly speaking, are in the education business.
- Each player picks up a small pile of roughly 22 cards from either of the two piles.
- In Bordeaux, however, the jeroboam is five litres - roughly equal to six bottles or a half case.
- Oconomowoc is, in fact, a town in southern Wisconsin, roughly halfway between Milwaukee and Madison.
- Cirro Stratus condensed to form one giant mist roughly the size of Japan.
- It occupies an area of 56,136 square miles and is roughly the size of Tennessee.
- The cannon that was protecting Billy was absolutely huge, roughly the size of a semi-truck.
- He picked up a piece, a shard of metal roughly the same shape and size as his index finger.
- Each does roughly the same thing, and there is a fair amount of overlap among these standards.
- That lack of change means that the economy was, roughly speaking, growing at its potential rate.
- This new film, Full Frontal, was savaged by critics and stayed in theaters for roughly four hours.
- Micheal picked me up for the Senior Prom that night at roughly nine o'clock.
- Here are my thoughts on the remaining contenders, in roughly ascending order of preference.
- Her shoes matched the dress, and made her roughly six feet tall.
- The health status of Greek citizens is roughly equivalent to that of Western Europe.
- The identity of the bad guy is telegraphed through after roughly twenty minutes.
- My annual visit to Cornwall involves a round trip of about 475 miles, which will cost roughly £214.
- The name of this ship is the In'jiken, roughly translated meaning Native Beast.
Synonyms
approximately, about, around, round about, in the region of, something like, in the area of, in the neighbourhood of, of the order of, or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, plus or minus a few
nearly, close to, as near as dammit, not far off, approaching
British getting on for
South African plus-minus
Latin circa
North American informal in the ballpark of

Definition of roughly in US English:

roughly

adverbˈrəflēˈrəfli

1In a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently.
the man picked me up roughly
Example sentencesExamples
- He set the plate down on the mattress roughly and then crouched down in front of her.
- I brushed my hair roughly and chose a nice pair of silver hoops.
- He grabbed Sapphire's hand roughly, picked up the pizza boxes with the other arm, and walked out.
- A chauffeur opened the door and Natalie was roughly shoved into the back of the limo with Evan right behind her.
- She grunted, her eyes widening as his knee pushed into her stomach roughly and violently.
- She had only been sitting for a couple of minutes when she was roughly picked up and thrown up against the nearest wall.
- She flung the cloth to the floor with rage and picked up the cage roughly, slamming it on a small rickety table harder than she had intended.
- Reyna stood and leapt at Vincent, but he slapped her away roughly and she was knocked harshly against a table.
- Hala stalked over to the edge of the clearing and roughly grabbed a strong branch off the ground.
- Six other guards stepped forward and roughly grabbed Maria, Andrea, and Jackie.
- Her small hand took my chin roughly and she forced me to look at her.
- The doors opened and they were roughly herded into a deteriorating brick structure.
- I think it's a very strong material and I actually handle it quite roughly.
- He looked back at her, roughly wiping any traces of tears from his eyes.
- Liadan's almond eyes narrow as she pulls her hands roughly out of his gentle grip.
- At once, they both came forward and grabbed David, roughly holding him back.
- The mate roughly picked him up off the deck and held him with his feet just touching ground, looking disgusted.
- Harmony's lips were pressed roughly onto his, and he didn't know what to do.
- She tensed as strong arms dragged her roughly from the vehicle, and deposited her on the freezing floor.
- Someone picked me up and roughly carried me out of the car.
Synonyms
violently, forcefully, forcibly, abruptly, unceremoniously
harshly, unkindly, severely, unsympathetically
2In a manner lacking refinement and precision.
people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces
Example sentencesExamples
- The buildings looked mainly to be made of wood and roughly cut stone and many farmyard animals were walking around.
- It was rectangular and about the length of my hand, and was wrapped roughly in brown paper, like it had been done in a hurry.
- It is roughly built but the roof is nevertheless sound enough to keep the interior completely dry.
- He let his two companions look for a moment longer before walking on down a roughly paved street, Cale and Sam following absent-mindedly.
- Everyone was silent on the rest of the walk to the roughly cut door.
3Approximately.
this is a walk of roughly 13 miles
sentence adverb the narrative is, roughly speaking, contemporary with the earliest of the gospels
Example sentencesExamples
- Micheal picked me up for the Senior Prom that night at roughly nine o'clock.
- Each does roughly the same thing, and there is a fair amount of overlap among these standards.
- Each player picks up a small pile of roughly 22 cards from either of the two piles.
- My annual visit to Cornwall involves a round trip of about 475 miles, which will cost roughly £214.
- Logs were laid in a roughly circular manner around the fire pit and there were some rough chairs as well.
- He picked up a piece, a shard of metal roughly the same shape and size as his index finger.
- Here are my thoughts on the remaining contenders, in roughly ascending order of preference.
- It occupies an area of 56,136 square miles and is roughly the size of Tennessee.
- The health status of Greek citizens is roughly equivalent to that of Western Europe.
- This new film, Full Frontal, was savaged by critics and stayed in theaters for roughly four hours.
- Her shoes matched the dress, and made her roughly six feet tall.
- Oconomowoc is, in fact, a town in southern Wisconsin, roughly halfway between Milwaukee and Madison.
- I think all writers, roughly speaking, are in the education business.
- The cannon that was protecting Billy was absolutely huge, roughly the size of a semi-truck.
- In Bordeaux, however, the jeroboam is five litres - roughly equal to six bottles or a half case.
- The patronas call them chacha, gata, or criada - roughly translatable as wench.
- That lack of change means that the economy was, roughly speaking, growing at its potential rate.
- The identity of the bad guy is telegraphed through after roughly twenty minutes.
- The name of this ship is the In'jiken, roughly translated meaning Native Beast.
- Cirro Stratus condensed to form one giant mist roughly the size of Japan.
Synonyms
approximately, about, around, round about, in the region of, something like, in the area of, in the neighbourhood of, of the order of, or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, plus or minus a few

单词	roughly
释义	Definition of roughly in English: roughly adverb ˈrʌfliˈrəfli 1In a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently. the man picked me up roughly Example sentencesExamples At once, they both came forward and grabbed David, roughly holding him back. She had only been sitting for a couple of minutes when she was roughly picked up and thrown up against the nearest wall. He grabbed Sapphire's hand roughly, picked up the pizza boxes with the other arm, and walked out. Someone picked me up and roughly carried me out of the car. She grunted, her eyes widening as his knee pushed into her stomach roughly and violently. Liadan's almond eyes narrow as she pulls her hands roughly out of his gentle grip. A chauffeur opened the door and Natalie was roughly shoved into the back of the limo with Evan right behind her. I brushed my hair roughly and chose a nice pair of silver hoops. The doors opened and they were roughly herded into a deteriorating brick structure. I think it's a very strong material and I actually handle it quite roughly. She flung the cloth to the floor with rage and picked up the cage roughly, slamming it on a small rickety table harder than she had intended. He set the plate down on the mattress roughly and then crouched down in front of her. He looked back at her, roughly wiping any traces of tears from his eyes. Harmony's lips were pressed roughly onto his, and he didn't know what to do. She tensed as strong arms dragged her roughly from the vehicle, and deposited her on the freezing floor. The mate roughly picked him up off the deck and held him with his feet just touching ground, looking disgusted. Reyna stood and leapt at Vincent, but he slapped her away roughly and she was knocked harshly against a table. Her small hand took my chin roughly and she forced me to look at her. Six other guards stepped forward and roughly grabbed Maria, Andrea, and Jackie. Hala stalked over to the edge of the clearing and roughly grabbed a strong branch off the ground. Synonyms violently, forcefully, forcibly, abruptly, unceremoniously harshly, unkindly, severely, unsympathetically brutally, violently, savagely, inhumanly, mercilessly, cruelly, heartlessly 2In a manner lacking refinement and precision. people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces Example sentencesExamples It was rectangular and about the length of my hand, and was wrapped roughly in brown paper, like it had been done in a hurry. He let his two companions look for a moment longer before walking on down a roughly paved street, Cale and Sam following absent-mindedly. The buildings looked mainly to be made of wood and roughly cut stone and many farmyard animals were walking around. It is roughly built but the roof is nevertheless sound enough to keep the interior completely dry. Everyone was silent on the rest of the walk to the roughly cut door. 3Approximately. this is a walk of roughly 13 miles sentence adverb the narrative is, roughly speaking, contemporary with the earliest of the gospels Example sentencesExamples Logs were laid in a roughly circular manner around the fire pit and there were some rough chairs as well. The patronas call them chacha, gata, or criada - roughly translatable as wench. I think all writers, roughly speaking, are in the education business. Each player picks up a small pile of roughly 22 cards from either of the two piles. In Bordeaux, however, the jeroboam is five litres - roughly equal to six bottles or a half case. Oconomowoc is, in fact, a town in southern Wisconsin, roughly halfway between Milwaukee and Madison. Cirro Stratus condensed to form one giant mist roughly the size of Japan. It occupies an area of 56,136 square miles and is roughly the size of Tennessee. The cannon that was protecting Billy was absolutely huge, roughly the size of a semi-truck. He picked up a piece, a shard of metal roughly the same shape and size as his index finger. Each does roughly the same thing, and there is a fair amount of overlap among these standards. That lack of change means that the economy was, roughly speaking, growing at its potential rate. This new film, Full Frontal, was savaged by critics and stayed in theaters for roughly four hours. Micheal picked me up for the Senior Prom that night at roughly nine o'clock. Here are my thoughts on the remaining contenders, in roughly ascending order of preference. Her shoes matched the dress, and made her roughly six feet tall. The health status of Greek citizens is roughly equivalent to that of Western Europe. The identity of the bad guy is telegraphed through after roughly twenty minutes. My annual visit to Cornwall involves a round trip of about 475 miles, which will cost roughly £214. The name of this ship is the In'jiken, roughly translated meaning Native Beast. Synonyms approximately, about, around, round about, in the region of, something like, in the area of, in the neighbourhood of, of the order of, or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, plus or minus a few nearly, close to, as near as dammit, not far off, approaching British getting on for South African plus-minus Latin circa North American informal in the ballpark of Definition of roughly in US English: roughly adverbˈrəflēˈrəfli 1In a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently. the man picked me up roughly Example sentencesExamples He set the plate down on the mattress roughly and then crouched down in front of her. I brushed my hair roughly and chose a nice pair of silver hoops. He grabbed Sapphire's hand roughly, picked up the pizza boxes with the other arm, and walked out. A chauffeur opened the door and Natalie was roughly shoved into the back of the limo with Evan right behind her. She grunted, her eyes widening as his knee pushed into her stomach roughly and violently. She had only been sitting for a couple of minutes when she was roughly picked up and thrown up against the nearest wall. She flung the cloth to the floor with rage and picked up the cage roughly, slamming it on a small rickety table harder than she had intended. Reyna stood and leapt at Vincent, but he slapped her away roughly and she was knocked harshly against a table. Hala stalked over to the edge of the clearing and roughly grabbed a strong branch off the ground. Six other guards stepped forward and roughly grabbed Maria, Andrea, and Jackie. Her small hand took my chin roughly and she forced me to look at her. The doors opened and they were roughly herded into a deteriorating brick structure. I think it's a very strong material and I actually handle it quite roughly. He looked back at her, roughly wiping any traces of tears from his eyes. Liadan's almond eyes narrow as she pulls her hands roughly out of his gentle grip. At once, they both came forward and grabbed David, roughly holding him back. The mate roughly picked him up off the deck and held him with his feet just touching ground, looking disgusted. Harmony's lips were pressed roughly onto his, and he didn't know what to do. She tensed as strong arms dragged her roughly from the vehicle, and deposited her on the freezing floor. Someone picked me up and roughly carried me out of the car. Synonyms violently, forcefully, forcibly, abruptly, unceremoniously harshly, unkindly, severely, unsympathetically 2In a manner lacking refinement and precision. people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces Example sentencesExamples The buildings looked mainly to be made of wood and roughly cut stone and many farmyard animals were walking around. It was rectangular and about the length of my hand, and was wrapped roughly in brown paper, like it had been done in a hurry. It is roughly built but the roof is nevertheless sound enough to keep the interior completely dry. He let his two companions look for a moment longer before walking on down a roughly paved street, Cale and Sam following absent-mindedly. Everyone was silent on the rest of the walk to the roughly cut door. 3Approximately. this is a walk of roughly 13 miles sentence adverb the narrative is, roughly speaking, contemporary with the earliest of the gospels Example sentencesExamples Micheal picked me up for the Senior Prom that night at roughly nine o'clock. Each does roughly the same thing, and there is a fair amount of overlap among these standards. Each player picks up a small pile of roughly 22 cards from either of the two piles. My annual visit to Cornwall involves a round trip of about 475 miles, which will cost roughly £214. Logs were laid in a roughly circular manner around the fire pit and there were some rough chairs as well. He picked up a piece, a shard of metal roughly the same shape and size as his index finger. Here are my thoughts on the remaining contenders, in roughly ascending order of preference. It occupies an area of 56,136 square miles and is roughly the size of Tennessee. The health status of Greek citizens is roughly equivalent to that of Western Europe. This new film, Full Frontal, was savaged by critics and stayed in theaters for roughly four hours. Her shoes matched the dress, and made her roughly six feet tall. Oconomowoc is, in fact, a town in southern Wisconsin, roughly halfway between Milwaukee and Madison. I think all writers, roughly speaking, are in the education business. The cannon that was protecting Billy was absolutely huge, roughly the size of a semi-truck. In Bordeaux, however, the jeroboam is five litres - roughly equal to six bottles or a half case. The patronas call them chacha, gata, or criada - roughly translatable as wench. That lack of change means that the economy was, roughly speaking, growing at its potential rate. The identity of the bad guy is telegraphed through after roughly twenty minutes. The name of this ship is the In'jiken, roughly translated meaning Native Beast. Cirro Stratus condensed to form one giant mist roughly the size of Japan. Synonyms approximately, about, around, round about, in the region of, something like, in the area of, in the neighbourhood of, of the order of, or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, plus or minus a few
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