What does roughly mean?
Roughly means In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness..
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/ˈɹʌf.li/ · adverb
In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness..
They treated the prisoners roughly [...] slashing pitilessly with their whips to drive them as wretched animals before them.
Satanism can be divided, roughly, into two branches: the Luciferians and the Palladists.
Of the roughly 400 emerging infectious diseases that have been identified since 1940, more than 60% are zoonotic: ie they came from animals. Throughout history this has been common.
Use roughly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Roughly means In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness..
Common synonyms include harshly, rudely, severely, austerely.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They treated the prisoners roughly [...] slashing pitilessly with their whips to drive them as wretched animals before them.
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