Broadly
/ˈbrɔːdli/noun
In a wide, general, or non-specific way.
Did you know?Broadly comes from Old English roots meaning “wide,” and its modern sense grew out of the simple idea of speaking or seeing something in a wide, general sweep rather than a narrow one.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰrewh-
“to be wide, thick”
Old English
OE
brād
“wide, spacious”
Middle English
ME
broad
“wide; extended; general”
Old English
OE
-līċe
“in the manner of; -ly”
Modern English
English
broadly
“in a wide, general, or non-specific way”