broad-brushv.

Brit.

/ˌbrɔːdˈbrʌʃ/, U.S.

/ˌbrɔdˈbrəʃ/,

/ˌbrɑdˈbrəʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, brush v.²

Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + brush v.², after broad-brushed adj., broad-brushing n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

transitive. To treat or categorize (something) in a general way with little regard for the details involved; to characterize or deal with (a group or people or a number of things) as a whole, without taking into account individual differences. Also intransitive.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > give a general character to [verb (transitive)]

universalize1676

generalize1710

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > be generally applicable [verb (intransitive)] > attend to general considerations

generalize1834

1956 Time 3 Sept. 12/3 The Republican platform..was straight Eisenhower... It pointed with pride to the achievements of the last 3½ years, and broad-brushed plans for the future.

1966 Foreign Assistance Act: Hearings before Comm. Foreign Affairs; Pt. I (89th Congr., 2nd Sess. U.S. House of Representatives) 96 Finally, and broad brushing very, very much, I would like to sketch the trend of what has happened in our relations with south Asia.

1996 NPR: All Things Considered (transcript of radio programme) (Nexis) 6 July There seems to be..a blanket statement that all regulation is bad. And you can't just..broad-brush the whole issue like that.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Mar. a19/3 This hearing is not focusing on the acts of a criminal fringe but is broad-brushing an entire community.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

broad-brushadj.

Brit.

/ˌbrɔːdˈbrʌʃ/, U.S.

/ˌbrɔdˈbrəʃ/,

/ˌbrɑdˈbrəʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, brush n.²

Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + brush n.²

1. As if painted with a broad brush; wide-ranging with little regard for particular details; general, sweeping.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specified > general or not detailed

universal?c1425

gross1433

summary1529

general1538

generalized1768

broad1860

slumpy1864

light-touch1949

1885 Two Republics (City of Mexico) 24 June Carlos Gris, a well-known Mexican statistician and writer, gives the following broad-brush picture of Oaxaca.

1920 Argus (Melbourne) 17 Sept. 8/6 It indicates the curious ethics and ‘broad brush’ painting with which these gentlemen are trying to delude our people.

1951 Mil. Rev. Apr. 39/2 Unification in the field of logistics does not lend itself to the ‘broad-brush’ treatment.

1977 Audubon May 126/1 Most of the objections stem from the government's broad-brush approach to designating critical habitat for the grizzly.

2000 Times 10 Nov. 12/2 The target of 12 million paying visitors was a broad brush estimate and not based on clear vision of the Dome's content.

2. Of a painting, style of painting, etc.: that uses or is characterized by the use of broad or clearly visible brushstrokes.

1922 E. Raymond Rossenal xxiii. 253 He studied famous pictures, and won from them a sense of Disposition of Subject or of broad-brush painting.

1993 New Scientist 28 Aug. 22/1 Whereas the extreme DCT compression needed for videophones, for instance, creates a coarse mosaic effect, called blocking, fractal compression produces an image that looks like a broad-brush oil painting.

2016 M. Jacobus Poetry in Paint 214 His broad-brush painting produces a sense of fluid expansiveness, punctuated by paint-stick epigraphs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	broad-brush
释义	broad-brushv. Brit. /ˌbrɔːdˈbrʌʃ/, U.S. /ˌbrɔdˈbrəʃ/, /ˌbrɑdˈbrəʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, brush v.² Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + brush v.², after broad-brushed adj., broad-brushing n. Originally and chiefly U.S. transitive. To treat or categorize (something) in a general way with little regard for the details involved; to characterize or deal with (a group or people or a number of things) as a whole, without taking into account individual differences. Also intransitive. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > give a general character to [verb (transitive)] universalize1676 generalize1710 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > be generally applicable [verb (intransitive)] > attend to general considerations generalize1834 1956 Time 3 Sept. 12/3 The Republican platform..was straight Eisenhower... It pointed with pride to the achievements of the last 3½ years, and broad-brushed plans for the future. 1966 Foreign Assistance Act: Hearings before Comm. Foreign Affairs; Pt. I (89th Congr., 2nd Sess. U.S. House of Representatives) 96 Finally, and broad brushing very, very much, I would like to sketch the trend of what has happened in our relations with south Asia. 1996 NPR: All Things Considered (transcript of radio programme) (Nexis) 6 July There seems to be..a blanket statement that all regulation is bad. And you can't just..broad-brush the whole issue like that. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Mar. a19/3 This hearing is not focusing on the acts of a criminal fringe but is broad-brushing an entire community. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). broad-brushadj. Brit. /ˌbrɔːdˈbrʌʃ/, U.S. /ˌbrɔdˈbrəʃ/, /ˌbrɑdˈbrəʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, brush n.² Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + brush n.² 1. As if painted with a broad brush; wide-ranging with little regard for particular details; general, sweeping. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > not specified > general or not detailed universal?c1425 gross1433 summary1529 general1538 generalized1768 broad1860 slumpy1864 light-touch1949 1885 Two Republics (City of Mexico) 24 June Carlos Gris, a well-known Mexican statistician and writer, gives the following broad-brush picture of Oaxaca. 1920 Argus (Melbourne) 17 Sept. 8/6 It indicates the curious ethics and ‘broad brush’ painting with which these gentlemen are trying to delude our people. 1951 Mil. Rev. Apr. 39/2 Unification in the field of logistics does not lend itself to the ‘broad-brush’ treatment. 1977 Audubon May 126/1 Most of the objections stem from the government's broad-brush approach to designating critical habitat for the grizzly. 2000 Times 10 Nov. 12/2 The target of 12 million paying visitors was a broad brush estimate and not based on clear vision of the Dome's content. 2. Of a painting, style of painting, etc.: that uses or is characterized by the use of broad or clearly visible brushstrokes. Π 1922 E. Raymond Rossenal xxiii. 253 He studied famous pictures, and won from them a sense of Disposition of Subject or of broad-brush painting. 1993 New Scientist 28 Aug. 22/1 Whereas the extreme DCT compression needed for videophones, for instance, creates a coarse mosaic effect, called blocking, fractal compression produces an image that looks like a broad-brush oil painting. 2016 M. Jacobus Poetry in Paint 214 His broad-brush painting produces a sense of fluid expansiveness, punctuated by paint-stick epigraphs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < v.1956adj.1885
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