"broadly" meaning in English

See broadly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /brɔːd.li/ [UK], /brɔd.li/ [US], /brɑd.li/ [Canada], /broːd.li/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-broadly.ogg [US]
Etymology: broad + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|broad|ly}} broad + -ly
  1. You use broadly to suggest that something is true in many but not all cases. Synonyms: generally
    Sense id: simple-broadly-en-adv-0mVOpWUf
  2. If you do something broadly, you do so over a wide area.
    Sense id: simple-broadly-en-adv-WBsn5De1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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