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rough
adjective [before noun] (NOT EXACT) /rʌf/Definition
B1 not exact or detailed: The builder did a rough sketch of how the new stairs would look. This is only a rough guess. She made a rough estimate/calculation of the likely cost. The tests are a rough guide to students' progress. → Synonym approximate adjectiveApproximate roughness
/ˈrʌf.nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of rough adjective (NOT EXACT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (a) sort of idiom
- -ish suffix (QUITE)
- about adverb (APPROXIMATELY)
- approx. adverb
- approximate adjective
- approximately adverb
- ballpark adjective
- give or take idiom
- in the area of idiom
- in the neighbourhood of sth idiom
- in the vicinity of idiom
- loose adjective (NOT EXACT)
- maybe adverb
- perhaps adverb
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- round about idiom
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- sense noun (MEANING)
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