ALL meanings of broadly
broad
B b - adverb broadly You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true. 3
- noun broadly When used to refer to a woman, broad is usually perceived as insulting. The meaning “promiscuous woman” is probably the earlier sense. 1
- adjective broadly of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across. 1
- adjective broadly measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad. 1
- adjective broadly of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean. 1
- adjective broadly widely diffused; open; full: We awoke to broad daylight. 1
- adjective broadly not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine. 1
- adjective broadly liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy. 1
- adjective broadly main or general: the broad outlines of a subject. 1
- adjective broadly plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings. 1
- adjective broadly bold; plain-spoken. 1
- adjective broadly indelicate; indecent: He smirked at the broad joke. 1
- adjective broadly (of conversation) rough; countrified. 1
- adjective broadly unconfined; free; unrestrained: It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth. 1
- adjective broadly (of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent. 1
- adjective broadly Phonetics. (of a transcription) using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme. 1
- adjective broadly broad a, the a- sound [ah] /ɑ/ (Show IPA) when used in lieu of the more common a- sound [a] /æ/ (Show IPA) in such words as half, can't, and laugh. 1
- adverb broadly fully: He was broad awake. 1
- noun broadly the broad part of anything. 1
- noun broadly Slang. Usually Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman. a promiscuous woman. 1
- noun broadly Often, broads. Movies, Television. an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio. 1
- noun broadly a gold coin of England and Scotland, issued by James I and Charles I and equal to 20 shillings. Compare carolus, jacobus. 1
- idioms broadly broad on the beam, Nautical. bearing 90° to the heading of a vessel. 1
- idioms broadly broad on the bow, Nautical. bearing 45° to the heading of a vessel. 1
- idioms broadly broad on the quarter, Nautical. bearing 135° to the heading of a vessel. 1
- adverb broadly in general 1
- adverb broadly In a wide manner, liberally, in a loose sense. 0