Phrase guide

roughly speaking

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • For our prosperity is inherited from our ancestors, and is of an earlier date than the prosperity not only of Philip, but, roughly speaking, of all the kings that have ever reigned in Macedonia.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: broadly speaking

Antonyms: strictly speaking

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: karkeasti sanottuna — Translations
  • Finnish: karkeasti ottaen — Translations
  • Finnish: suurin piirtein — Translations
  • Finnish: suunnilleen — Translations
  • French: en gros — Translations
  • French: grosso modo — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: συνελόντι φράσαι (sunelónti phrásai) — Translations
  • Polish: z grubsza — Translations
  • Portuguese: a grosso modo — Translations
  • Russian: гру́бо говоря́ (grúbo govorjá) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: гру́бо ка́жучи (hrúbo kážučy) — Translations