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Roughly


ROUGHLY, adverb ruf'ly.

1. With uneven surface; with asperities on the surface.

2. Harshly; uncivilly; rudely; as, to be treated roughly

3. Severely; without tenderness; as, to blame too roughly

4. Austerely to the taste.

5. Boisterously; tempestuously.

6. Harshly to the ear.

7. Violently; not gently.