Comparative for approximately in amount, degree or extent
“In Bordeaux, however, the Jeroboam is five liters, roughly equal to six bottles or a half-case.”
Comparative for in a manner lacking gentleness
“Six other guards stepped forward and roughly grabbed Maria, Andrea, and Jackie.”
Comparative for in a harsh or oppressive manner
“He was treated roughly by his nanny and developed a stammer that was as painful to his listeners as it was to himself.”
Comparative for in general, for the most part
Comparative for in a sketchy manner
Comparative for distasteful, crass or vulgar in nature
Comparative for loosely, in a general or nonspecific way
Comparative for to an undesirably intense or forceful degree
Comparative for in a fierce or turbulent manner
(of a surface) Comparative for not level or smooth
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