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broad    Audio Help   [brawd] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
–adjective
1.of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
2.measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad.
3.of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.
4.widely diffused; open; full: We awoke to broad daylight.
5.not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.
6.liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy.
7.main or general: the broad outlines of a subject.
8.plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings.
9.bold; plain-spoken.
10.indelicate; indecent: He smirked at the broad joke.
11.(of conversation) rough; countrified.
12.unconfined; free; unrestrained: It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth.
13.(of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent.
14.Phonetics. (of a transcription) using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme.
15.broad a, the a-sound    Audio Help   [ah] Pronunciation Key when used in lieu of the more common a-sound    Audio Help   [a] Pronunciation Key in such words as half, can't, and laugh.
–adverb
16.fully: He was broad awake.
–noun
17.the broad part of anything.
18.Slang.
a.Usually Offensive. a woman.
b.a promiscuous woman.
19.Often, broads. Movies, Television. an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio.
20.a gold coin of England and Scotland, issued by James I and Charles I and equal to 20 shillings. Compare carolus, jacobus.
—Idioms
21.broad on the beam, Nautical. bearing 90° to the heading of a vessel.
22.broad on the bow, Nautical. bearing 45° to the heading of a vessel.
23.broad on the quarter, Nautical. bearing 135° to the heading of a vessel.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME bro(o)d, OE brād; c. D breed, G breit, ON breithr, Goth braiths]

—Related forms
broadish, adjective
broadly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. See wide. 3. extensive, ample, vast. 5. liberal, open. 10. gross.
—Antonyms 1. narrow.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
broad    Audio Help   (brôd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   broad·er, broad·est
  1. Wide in extent from side to side: a broad river; broad shoulders.
  2. Large in expanse; spacious: a broad lawn.
  3. Having a certain width from side to side: A sidewalk three feet broad.
  4. Full; open: broad daylight.
  5. Covering a wide scope; general: a broad rule.
  6. Liberal; tolerant: had broad views regarding social services. See Synonyms at broad-minded.
  7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
  8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave.
  9. Obsolete Outspoken.
  10. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke.
  11. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent.
  12. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.

n.  
  1. A wide flat part, as of one's hand.
  2. Often Offensive Slang A woman or girl.

adv.   Fully; completely.


[Middle English brod, from Old English brād.]

broad'ly adv., broad'ness n.
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
broadly

adverb
1. without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [ant: narrowly] 
2. in a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈbroadly adverb
generally
Example: Broadly speaking, I'd say your chances are poor.
Arabic: بصورة عامَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 广义地
Chinese (Traditional): 廣義地
Czech: všeobecně
Danish: generelt
Dutch: ruim, algemeen
Estonian: üldjoontes
Finnish: yleisesti ottaen
French: en gros
German: allgemein gesagt
Greek: γενικά, ευρέως
Hungarian: nagyjából
Indonesian: secara garis besar
Italian: in generale*
Japanese: おおまかに
Korean: 대체로
Latvian: vispār runājot
Lithuanian: apskritai
Norwegian: stort sett
Polish: szeroko, ogólnie
Portuguese (Brazil): de maneira geral
Portuguese (Portugal): em geral
Romanian: în mare
Russian: вообще (говоря)
Slovak: celkove, všeobecne
Slovenian: na splošno
Spanish: en general
Swedish: i stort sett, i det stora hela
Turkish: genel olarak
See also: broad, broad daylight, broadside on, broaden, broad-minded, "broadly" in any language

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Broadly

Broad"ly\, adv. In a broad manner.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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