broad
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2.8
- adjective
- /brɔd/
:
obvio
- So yet again she is lying here through the use of that broad brush.
- in broad daylight
- too broad
- a broad hint
They shut down the phones and when the CMC finally came in, he briefed on the entire thing and they broad brush the actual ground element.
- They shut down the phones and when the CMC finally came in, he briefed on the entire thing and they broad brush the actual ground element.
- And before that he used a very broad brush to label everybody involved in them as being far right.
Examples
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So I think that's a broad brush answer, but I think the answer is it depends.
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Statements made with a broad brush are not only stereotypical but are, in our opinion, outdated.
Academic text (2009) -
Yet, the message is broad enough that anyone looking at it will get it.
Blog text (2) -
For the governor's benefit, I want to just say a few broad remarks.
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The individual gestures are broad and easy to read.
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And when I hear a lot of experts talk about it, they just talk in broad strokes.
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Perhaps you should come away chastened and make your deployment of irony broad and obvious.
Blog text (3) -
Defense lawyers and free speech advocates claim, however, that some laws are so broad they're unconstitutional and often misused.
Academic text (1994) -
It's presumptuous and obnoxious for you to make such broad and broadly insulting accusations.
Blog text (29) -
She made some broad comments about the issue that everyone easily understood.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
2
7.2
Describe people or things in very general ways that ignore important details
1
7.9
Wide from side to side, like a boat that is very stable or a person with wide hips
Compounds
- Jargon
A way of reading the Constitution where judges consider its purpose and current needs
- Archaic
A mark like an arrowhead that shows something belongs to the British government
- Specialized
A plant with wide leaves found in North American woods marked by light straw-colored stripes
- Specialized
A railway track with wider space between the rails than the standard track, allowing larger trains
- Australian
A tree from northern Australia with white flowers and wide leaves
A climbing garden plant with broad leaves and purple, pink, or white flowers that lives for many years
- Specialized
A small orchid with two wide leaves and a thin stem of small green flowers
How Obvious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Broad for a remark comes from the idea of being 'large' or obvious, so a broad hint or joke lacks subtlety and is easy for everyone to understand. That's why a broad smile or statement makes feelings or meaning clear.