Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
roughly | No | No | No | Yes |
colloquialism (noun) | roughly (noun) |
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
colloquialism (adverb) | roughly (adverb) |
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(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | |
with rough motion as over a rough surface | |
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') |