"roughly speaking" meaning in All languages combined

See roughly speaking on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more roughly speaking [comparative], most roughly speaking [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} roughly speaking (comparative more roughly speaking, superlative most roughly speaking)
  1. Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify). Synonyms: broadly speaking Translations (Translations): συνελόντι φράσαι (sunelónti phrásai) (Ancient Greek), karkeasti sanottuna (Finnish), karkeasti ottaen (Finnish), suurin piirtein (Finnish), suunnilleen (Finnish), en gros (French), grosso modo (French), z grubsza (Polish), a grosso modo (Portuguese), гру́бо говоря́ (grúbo govorjá) (Russian), гру́бо ка́жучи (hrúbo kážučy) (Ukrainian)

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