Roughly

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹʌf.li/

Origin

rough + -ly

Full definition of roughly

Adverb

1. In a rough manner.
2. Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
3. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
• 2013-12-06, Alok Jha, A deadly disease could travel at jet speed around the world. How do we stop it in time?, Of the roughly 400 emerging infectious diseases that have been identified since 1940, more than 60% are zoonotic: ie they came from animals. Throughout history this has been common.

Synonyms

• approximately, around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, circa