Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roughly speaking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
rough-ly s-peak-ing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more roughly speaking (comparative) most roughly speaking (superlative)

Synonyms

broadly speaking

Antonyms

strictly speaking

Questions

What does roughly speaking mean?
Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).

How to pronounce roughly speaking

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “roughly speaking”.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “roughly speaking” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.