approximatelyadv.
/əˈprɒksᵻmətli/, U.S. /əˈprɑksəmətli/ In an approximate manner, nearly; elliptical with near approach to accuracy.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb]
much1560
nearly1594
muchwhat1619
nigh about1632
closely1682
roughly1768
close1833
approximatively1835
proximately1839
in the rough1841
approximately1845
along1852
nearbouta1857
in a sort of (sorta) way1868
in the (right) ballpark1945
grosso modo1952
1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 68 When he went,..cannot be known except approximately by years.
1870 J. S. Howson Metaphors St. Paul ii. 42 And they will only be approximately intelligible to us.
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