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- adverb literally In a rough way;
roughly ,circa orapproximately .
Etymologies
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Latin grosso modo, "in a rough way" or "in the rough way".
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renumeratedfrog commented on the word grosso modo
Literally, it means "(in) a big way" but when used in vernacular, it simply means "roughly".
August 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word grosso modo
In grosso modo l'hai spiegato bene.
August 21, 2008