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approximate

verbadjective /əprɑksəmət/ 4 syllables 11 letters Scrabble 24 WWF 27
Definitions
verb

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

verb

be close or similar

“Her results approximate my own”

adjective

located close together

“approximate leaves grow together but are not united”

adjective

very close in resemblance

“sketched in an approximate likeness”

adjective

not quite exact or correct

“the approximate time was 10 o'clock”

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