Slightly vs Roughly - What's the difference?
slightly | roughly |
Slenderly; delicately.
To a small extent or degree.
In a rough manner.
Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
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As adverbs the difference between slightly and roughly
is that slightly is slenderly; delicately while roughly is in a rough manner.slightly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He was slightly built, but tall.
- He weighed slightly less than his wife who was a foot shorter.
Synonyms
* (to a small extent or degree) a little, marginally, somewhatAntonyms
* (to a small extent or degree) quite, veryroughly
English
Adverb
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