Roughly and Virtually

Roughly

Roughly adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith

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

Nearby Words: rough, roughage

Virtually

Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Roughly and virtually are semantically related. You can use "Roughly" instead an adverb "Virtually".

Nearby Words: virtue, virtual, virtuously

Both words in one sentence

  • More Friends, More Benefits In the first game, getting one is a story event, which first occurs roughly a third of the way through the game, while in the third you get them from virtually every NPC who gives you a sidequest.
  • Shotoclone Heart Aino of Arcana Heart has a virtually identical moveset to roughly half of Ryu/Ken's — the non-projectile parts.
    Source: Shotoclone
  • Video Game / Phantasy Star Online In Ultimate, they've been replaced with the Gilchich, which, unlike virtually every other monster in the game, only flinches roughly 20% of the time.
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