generally

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb usually; as a rule
  2. adverb without distinction of one from others
  3. adverb without regard to specific details or exceptions

Etymology

From Middle English generally, generalliche, equivalent to general + -ly.

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Synonyms

by and large, more often than not, mostly

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