adv
Meaning 1
Speaking in broad terms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
broadly speaking
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adverb
Meaning 2
without regard to specific details or exceptions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he interprets the law broadly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: broadly, loosely, generally
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: suurin piirtein — Translations
- Finnish: suunnilleen — Translations
- Finnish: yleisesti ottaen — Translations
- French: dans les grandes lignes — Translations
- French: pour faire simple — Translations
- German: allgemein — Translations
- Italian: in linea di massima — Translations
- Polish: ogólnie rzecz biorąc — Translations
- Polish: ogólnie mówiąc — Translations
- Portuguese: em linhas gerais — Translations
- Spanish: a grandes rasgos — Translations
- Spanish: en líneas generales — Translations