Related words 大だい 体たい 大体 is more common and neutral for 'mostly, generally'. 粗々 emphasizes a rough, cursory, or approximate treatment.
ざっと ざっと is similar in meaning 'roughly, briefly', but 粗々 can imply a more deliberate rough handling or summary.
Written forms 粗あら 々あら Usage 12%
Standard kanji spelling for the adverbial meaning 'roughly, broadly'.
あらあら Usage 88%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing when the kanji nuance is not needed.
粗あら 粗あら
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 粗々 .
荒あら 々あら
Rare variant using 荒 ; may be confused with the reduplicated form of 荒い .
荒あら 荒あら
Rare variant; same caution as 荒々 .
Etymology Reduplication of 粗 (あら , 'rough, coarse'), forming an adverb meaning 'in a rough manner'. The kanji 荒 is a variant with overlapping meaning.
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