roughly meaning and definition

ROUGHLY adverb

Definition of roughly (adverb)

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