adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adverb
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Synonyms
Examples
- he was pushed roughly aside
- they treated him rough
adverb
with rough motion as over a rough surface
Synonyms
Examples
- ride rough