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ROUGHLY

Definition:

1. [adverb] (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"
   Synonyms: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, more or less, around, or so
   
   
2. [adverb] with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
   Synonyms: rough
   
   
3. [adverb] with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
   Synonyms: rough
   
   

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