universally

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universally

/ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/ US
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəli/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English universally; equivalent to universal + -ly.

adverb more universally · most universally

In a universal manner. My experience of the people was that they were universally polite, civil, and clean, and during the whole time I spent in the country, I only saw one drunken man.
By everyone or by the vast majority of people. The movie was universally praised by its audience.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: universality, popular, uniformly, unanimously, typically, world, general, popularly, common, generalized, generally, commonly, overall, usually, comprehensively, widespread

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adv in a universal manner

Español	universalmente
Português	universalmente
Français	universellement
Italiano	universalmente
Ελληνικά	καθολικά katholiká

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"universally." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/universally. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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universally. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/universally

Chicago

"universally." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/universally.

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@misc{universally_2026,
  title = {universally},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/universally},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}