broadly

broad  (brôd)

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.

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[Middle English brod, from Old English brd.]

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broadly adv.

broadness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	broadly - without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" broadly speaking, generally, loosely narrowly - in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly"
	2.	broadly - in a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"

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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.

3. generally, commonly, widely, universally, popularly This gives children a more broadly based education.
generally narrowly, exclusively

4. blatantly, unsubtly, clearly, overtly He hinted broadly that he would like to come.

Translations

broadly [ˈbrɔːdlɪ] ADV

1. (= by and large) [agree, accept] → en líneas generales
broadly similar → parecido en líneas generales
broadly speaking → en general, hablando en términos generales
it is broadly true that → en líneas generales es verdad que ...

2. (= widely) [smile, grin] → abiertamente, de oreja a oreja

3. (= unsubtly) [hint] → claramente

broadly [ˈbrɔːdli] adv

(= generally) [true, welcomed] → en gros, généralement
to be broadly in favour of sth → être en faveur de qch d'une façon générale
broadly speaking → en gros, généralement parlant

[grin, smile] to smile broadly → avoir un large sourire
smiling broadly → avec un large sourire
broadly based broadly-based [ˌbrɔːdliˈbeɪst] (British) adj (= political support) → large
a broadly-based political movement for democracy → un mouvement politique de tous bords pour la démocratie
signs of more broadly-based popular unrest → des signes d'agitation sociale plus généralisée
see also based
broad-minded [ˌbrɔːdˈmaɪndɪd] adj [person] → large d'esprit

broadly

adv

(= in general terms) → allgemein, in großen Zügen; outline, describe → grob; agree, accept → weitgehend; welcome, support, applicable → allgemein; differ → beträchtlich; broadly speaking → ganz allgemein gesprochen; broadly-based → breit gefächert

grin, smile, laugh → breit; hint, wink → deutlich

broadly [ˈbrɔːdlɪ] adv broadly speaking → parlando in senso lato, grosso modo