Definition for ROUGH-LY

ROUGH-LY, adv. [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. Dryden.
  4. Austerely to the taste.
  5. Boisterously; tempestuously.
  6. Harshly to the ear.
  7. Violently; not gently.

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