ROUGHLY, adverb ruf'ly. 1. With uneven surface; with asperities on the surface. 2. Harshly; uncivilly; rudely; as, to be treated roughly 3. Severely; without tenderness; as, to blame too roughly 4. Austerely to the taste. 5. Boisterously; tempestuously. 6. Harshly to the ear. 7. Violently; not gently.
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