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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BROADLY, adv. In a broad manner.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generally] [ant: narrowly]
2: in a wide fashion; "he smiled broadly"

Merriam Webster's

adverb see broad I

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. in a broad manner; widely (grinned broadly). Phrases and idioms: broadly speaking disregarding minor exceptions.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Broadly Broad"ly, adv. In a broad manner.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

You can use broadly to indicate that something is generally true. The President broadly got what he wanted out of his meeting... The idea that software is capable of any task is broadly true in theory. = largely ADV: ADV with cl see also broad

Moby Thesaurus

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