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roughly

 
 
/ˈrʌfli/ adverb

Translation

APPROXIMATELY approximately
takriben, yaklaşık olarak, hemen hemen, aşağı yukarı, kabataslak
There's been an increase of roughly 30% since last year.1894
FORCEFULLY forcefully or violently
haşince, hoyratça, şiddetle, zorla
He pushed us roughly out of the door.994
(Definition of roughly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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