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broadly

/ˈbɹɔːdli/ UK
/ˈbɹoːdlɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈbɹɔdli/ US
/ˈbɹɑdli/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈbɹoːdli/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈbɾɔdle/ Scotland
/ˈbɾɔːdli/ Wales

adverb more broadly · most broadly

Widely and openly. [W]hen he caught sight of her running towards him like that, he smiled broadly.
Broadly speaking; in a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense. All these were based broadly on the management framework of the old companies, except that the former Southern and North Eastern Areas of the old L.N.E.R. became separate management units, while the former L.M.S.R. and L.N.E.R. lines north of the Border were fused into a self-contained Scottish Regi

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Closest in meaning: generally, loosely, broadly speaking, largely, extensively, widely, comprehensively, widespread, overall, much, fully, wide, significantly, substantially, predominantly, considerably

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@misc{broadly_2026,
  title = {broadly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broadly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}