- roughly speaking
- {adv. phr.} Approximately; in general terms. * /Roughly speaking, about 250 people attended the annual convention of the Dictionary Society of America./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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roughly speaking — phrase used for giving information that is general and not exact There are, roughly speaking, three possible solutions to our problem. Thesaurus: inexact and inaccuratesynonym Main entry: roughly * * * ˈgenerally, ˈbroadly, ˈroughly, ˈrelatively … Useful english dictionary
Roughly Speaking — Infobox Album Name = Roughly Speaking Type = Album Longtype = Artist = April Wine Released = Start date|2006|11|28 Recorded = Mound Sound, Quebec Genre = Rock Length = Label = Universal Producer = Myles Goodwyn Reviews = * Amazon.ca Rating|5|5… … Wikipedia
roughly speaking — {adv. phr.} Approximately; in general terms. * /Roughly speaking, about 250 people attended the annual convention of the Dictionary Society of America./ … Dictionary of American idioms
roughly\ speaking — adv. phr. Approximately; in general terms. Roughly speaking, about 250 people attended the annual convention of the Dictionary Society of America … Словарь американских идиом
roughly speaking — used for giving information that is general and not exact There are, roughly speaking, three possible solutions to our problem … English dictionary
Roughly Speaking (film) — Infobox Film name = Roughly Speaking image size = caption = director = Michael Curtiz producer = Henry Blanke writer = Louise Randall Pierson (novel and screenplay) Catherine Turney (uncredited) narrator = starring = Rosalind Russell Jack Carson… … Wikipedia
roughly — rough|ly S2 [ˈrʌfli] adv 1.) not exactly = ↑about, approximately ↑approximately ▪ There were roughly 200 people there. ▪ Azaleas flower at roughly the same time each year. roughly equal/comparable/equivalent ▪ two rocks of roughly equal size… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roughly — rough|ly [ rʌfli ] adverb ** 1. ) used for showing that an amount, number, time, etc. is not exact: APPROXIMATELY: The meeting lasted roughly 45 minutes. Roughly half of all working women are mothers. We re roughly the same age. 2. ) in a way… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roughly*/ — [ˈrʌfli] adv 1) used for showing that an amount or number is not exact Syn: approximately The meeting lasted roughly 45 minutes.[/ex] 2) in a way that is not gentle He pushed roughly past her.[/ex] • roughly speaking used for giving information… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
roughly — adv. 1 in a rough manner. 2 approximately (roughly 20 people attended). Phrases and idioms: roughly speaking in an approximate sense (it is, roughly speaking, a square) … Useful english dictionary
