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broadly.

Widely and openly.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈbɹɔːdli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹoːdlɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbɹɔdli//ˈbɹɑdli/cot-caught-merger

  1. Widely and openly.

  2. Broadly speaking; in a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Middle English -ly English -ly English broadly From broad + -ly.

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