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roughly

Meaning of “roughly”

Harshly; uncivilly; rudely.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 42:7

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Every verse containing “roughly”

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Genesis 42:7
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:7 · retained source text

And Ioseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himselfe strange vnto them, and spake roughly vnto them; and hee saide vnto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food.

1611 marginal noteHebr. hard things with them.

Genesis 42:30
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 42:30 · retained source text

The man who is the LORD of the land, spake roughly to vs, and tooke vs for spies of the countrey.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with vs hard things.

1 Samuel 20:10
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:10 · retained source text

Then said Dauid to Ionathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answere thee roughly?

1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:13 · retained source text

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:

1611 marginal noteHeb. hardly.

2 Chronicles 10:13
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 10:13 · retained source text

And the king answered them roughly, and king Rehoboam forsooke the counsell of the old men,

Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 18:23 · retained source text

The poore vseth intreaties, but the rich answereth roughly.

1611 marginal noteIam.2.3.

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