roughly

/ (ˈrʌflɪ) /


adverb
  1. without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately: roughly half the candidates were successful

  2. in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner: his captors did not treat him roughly

  1. in a crude or primitive manner: a slab of roughly hewn stone

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