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adverb
- 1. in general and without considering minor details: "the climate is broadly similar in the two regions" Similar Opposite
- 2. widely and openly: "he was grinning broadly" Similar
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essence. general consensus. literally. nomothetic. non-personal. on the whole idiom. overall. portmanteau. sense. whole. See more results » broadly adverb (SMILE) If someone smiles broadly, they have a big smile: He jumped up, grinning broadly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of BROAD is having ample extent from side to side or between limits. How to use broad in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Broad.
portmanteau. primarily. sense. stuff. whole. See more results » broadly adverb (SMILE) If someone smiles broadly, they have a big smile: He jumped up, grinning broadly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of broadly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
to a similar extent; generally: Production is expected to be broadly in line with last year’s, setting us up for another record harvest. in a widely diffused or bright manner: The curtains opened, revealing several characters milling about on a broadly lit stage. in a way that is not limited, narrow, or overly specific:
The adverb broadly is useful for describing something that's done in a general or approximate way. If you're broadly describing your new job, you're giving just the basic idea of it and leaving out the details.
broadly. adverb. 1. in general, largely, generally, mainly, widely, mostly, on the whole, predominantly, in the main, for the most part He broadly got what he wanted out of his meeting. 2. widely, greatly, hugely, vastly, extensively, expansively Charles grinned broadly.
1. adverb. You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true. The President broadly got what he wanted out of his meeting. The idea that software is capable of any task is broadly true in theory. Synonyms: in general, largely, generally, mainly More Synonyms of broadly. 2. See also broad.
