roughly

Meaning

1. In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
2. Unevenly or irregularly.
3. Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English rough Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English roughly From rough + -ly.

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