adv
Meaning 1
Popularly or widely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, comparative
Examples
- It is generally known that the Earth is round.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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adv
Popularly or widely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, comparative
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, comparative
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adv
Without reference to specific details.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, comparative
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adv
In the general case, without exception; in all cases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, comparative
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adv
Collectively; as a whole; without omissions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, comparative, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adverb
without distinction of one from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: in general, in the main
Antonyms: specifically
adverb
usually; as a rule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: by and large, more often than not, mostly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
without regard to specific details or exceptions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: broadly, loosely, broadly speaking
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English generally, generalliche, equivalent to general + -ly.
Across languages
151 source translations are retained for this English entry.