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English to English adverb
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(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') | | Example: he was pushed roughly aside
they treated him rough
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
with rough motion as over a rough surface | | Example: ride rough
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely. | | source: webster1913
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