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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The bricks in the entryway wall could roughly indicate height.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
The appeals court panel had halted the district court’s ruling in October 2024 pending appeal, roughly two weeks after the lower court had struck down Texas’s ballot harvesting ban.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
However, as mentioned, the English Garden is based on South Base Tiny Homes' Abel model, which starts at NZD 230,000 (roughly US$137,000).
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026
The bills came to a head that October, when the board ordered residents to pay roughly $7 million in taxes to the developer for public infrastructure, bringing the total tab to $22 million in taxes, bonds and additional payments.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
The appeals court panel had halted the district court’s ruling in October 2024 pending appeal, roughly two weeks after the lower court had struck down Texas’s ballot harvesting ban.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
However, as mentioned, the English Garden is based on South Base Tiny Homes' Abel model, which starts at NZD 230,000 (roughly US$137,000).
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026
The bills came to a head that October, when the board ordered residents to pay roughly $7 million in taxes to the developer for public infrastructure, bringing the total tab to $22 million in taxes, bonds and additional payments.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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