grossomodo

See also: grosso modo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from the Latin locution grossō modō (“in an approximate way”). Surface analysis grosso (“thick, rough”) + modo (“way”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrosːoˈmɔdo/, [ɡr̺ɔs̪.s̪oˈmɔː.d̪o], [ɡr̺os̪.s̪oˈmɔː.d̪o]
  • Hyphenation: gros‧so‧mò‧do
  • Rhymes: -ɔdo

Adverb

grossomodo

  1. roughly, approximately
  2. coarsely
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