Roughly and Utterly

Roughly

Roughly adverb - Close to but not exactly.

Utterly is an antonym for roughly.

Nearby Words: rough, roughage

Utterly

Utterly adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: we are in fact utterly out of food

Roughly is an antonym for utterly.

Nearby Word: utter

Both words in one sentence

  • Super Reflexes If you take the whole thing (which Szayel does by accident) it will make every second seem like a century, roughly 3 billion times normal speed, and thus make co-ordination of movement utterly impossible.
  • Anime Hair The female cast of Rumbling Hearts sports a variety of utterly bizarre hairstyles and colors, perhaps exmplified by the hair of major character Mitsuki, which is ocean blue and roughly the length of her ENTIRE BODY.
    Source: Anime Hair
  • Circus of Fear The titular organisation from Ravenloft's Carnival box set seems like this at first, with the workers divided roughly between mutated freaks and spooky, utterly silent folks in bizarre face paint, many of which work as rather disturbing clowns, but it actually subverts the trope.
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