Said for a quantity (time, size, place, ...) that is given in a imprecise way but close to the real value.
(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"
with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
with roughness or violence; "he was pushed roughly aside"; (`rough' is informal as in "they treated him rough")
(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 hundre
with roughness or violence (`rough'' is an informal variant for `roughly''); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
