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   Rough·ly

   /ˈrəflē/

   

   adverb

   • 1. in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently: "the man picked me up roughly" Similar violentlyforcefullyforciblyabruptlyunceremoniouslyharshlyunkindlyseverelyunsympatheticallybrutallyviolentlysavagelyinhumanlymercilesslycruellyheartlesslyOpposite gentlykindlygently
   • 2. in a manner lacking refinement and precision: "people were crouching over roughly built brick fireplaces"
   • 3. approximately: "this is a walk of roughly 13 miles" Similar approximatelyaboutaroundround aboutin the region ofsomething likein the area ofin the neighborhood ofof the order ofor soor thereaboutsthere or thereaboutsmore or lessgive or take a fewplus or minus a fewnearlyclose toas near as dammitnot far offapproachinggetting on forplus-minuscircainformal:in the ballpark ofOpposite exactlyprecisely

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • U

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   • G

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   • H

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   • L

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   • Y

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