word-vault/dist/data/cards/ro/roughly.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "roughly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "approximately but not exactly",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We live roughly halfway between here and the coast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They all left at roughly the same time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Roughly speaking**, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "using force or not being careful and gentle",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He pushed her roughly out of the way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘What do you want?’ she demanded roughly."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "in a way that does not leave a smooth surface",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "roughly plastered walls"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrʌfli/",
                "audio": "ro/roughly/roughly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrʌfli/",
                "audio": "ro/roughly/roughly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}