Roughly and Sparsely

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Roughly adverb - Close to but not exactly.

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Sparsely is an antonym for roughly.

Nearby Words: rough, roughage

Sparsely adverb - In a sparse manner.

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Roughly is an antonym for sparsely in gently topic.

Nearby Words: sparse, sparingly, sparely

Roughly every other time they're mentioned, someone asks what they do, and are told that no one knows, since they're so sparsely described.

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