Antonyms for broadly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : brawd
Phonetic Transcription : brɔd


Definition of broadly

Origin :
  • Old English brad "broad, flat, open, extended," from Proto-Germanic *braithaz (cf. Old Frisian bred, Old Norse breiðr, Dutch breed, German breit, Gothic brouþs), of unknown origin. Not found outside Germanic languages. No clear distinction in sense from wide. Related: Broadly. Broad-brim as a style of hat (1680s, broad-brimmed) in 18c.-19c. suggested "Quaker male" from their characteristic attire.
  • As in largely : adv to a great extent
  • As in extensively : adv widely
  • As in far and wide : adv over great distances
  • As in widely : adv extensively
  • As in generally : adv mainly, in most cases
Example sentences :
  • The spores are broadly elliptical or subglobose, 6–7.5 long.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The spores are broadly elliptic-fusiform, black, opaque, 107.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The spores are broadly elliptical and purplish-brown, 7–85–6.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • "Certainly I took it," said Jeffrey, smiling at Alston broadly.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The result was a broadly treated facsimile of the original drawing.
  • Extract from : « John Baptist Jackson » by Jacob Kainen
  • For somewhat too broadly had Bell smirked his sanctity on me.
  • Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks
  • Your friends, broadly speaking, must like the same sort of things as you.
  • Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
  • Broadly speaking, it is not the facts which are in dispute, but the inference to be drawn from them.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Our popular religion, broadly speaking, means nothing to him.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Strangely enough, the two accounts are broadly opposed to each other.
  • Extract from : « In Eastern Seas » by J. J. Smith

Synonyms for broadly

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