Poorly and Roughly

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Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.

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Roughly and poorly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roughly" instead an adverb "Poorly".

Nearby Words: poor, poorness

Roughly adverb - Close to but not exactly.

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Poorly and roughly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb "Roughly".

Nearby Words: rough, roughage

He fails to notice the roughly two dozen pirates and policemen who are not only hiding (poorly) in his garden, but are actually singing along with him.

Source: Failed a Spot Check
Scotty reacted poorly because he thought Mika Mieke was a male name (along the lines of Mike/Michael), but it's actually a female name, roughly equivalent to Michelle.

Source: Tomboyish Name
A sequel was released, Dragon's Treasure, but was regarded poorly in terms of its predecessor.This novel provides examples of: Anyone Can Die - Wolf was presented as a main character until roughly halfway through the book when he's unceremoniously killed.

Source: Literature / Dragon's Winter

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