1adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
“lasted approximately an hour”
01 Word definition
roughly
7 letters · 2 vowels · 5 consonants
Is ROUGHLY a word?
Yes. ROUGHLY is a 7-letter adverb. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
R-O-U-G-H-L-YHow do you spell ROUGHLY?
ROUGHLY contains 7 letters, begins with R, and ends with Y.
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2adverb
with roughness or violence (‘rough’ is an informal variant for ‘roughly’)
“he was pushed roughly aside”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗approximatelyaboutclose tojust aboutsomemore or lessrough
02 Letter breakdown
How is ROUGHLY spelled?
R1O2U3G4H5L6Y7
03 Word-game status
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About ROUGHLY.
How do you spell ROUGHLY?
ROUGHLY is spelled R-O-U-G-H-L-Y. It contains 7 letters.