Precisely
Precisely adverb - As stated or indicated without the slightest difference.
Roughly
Roughly adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith
Both words in one sentence
- In 8 albums (roughly 5 hours of music), Weezer employs the F Stike precisely once— and Lil Wayne, who uses curse words as punctuation, is the one who drops it, on Raditude's "Can't Stop Partying."
Source: Precision F Strike / Music -
The UNIT dating controversy is lampshaded by the Doctor in the new series, who mentions not being entirely sure when precisely he worked for them, narrowing it down to roughly some time in the 70's or 80's.
Source: Continuity Snarl -
For British media, substitute Margaret Thatcher for Reagan to precisely the same effect, as she was similarly conservative, pro-free markets, anti-union, and presided over their respective countries during roughly the same time period; 19791990.
Source: Useful Notes / Ronald Reagan
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