generallyadverb
uk/ˈdʒen.ə r.əl.i/us/ˈdʒen.ə r.əl.i/B2 considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of him, her, or it:
Your health is generally good, but you do have a few minor problems.
He wants more money to be given to the arts generally.
I shall now develop my previous point more generally (= to say more about what it includes).
B1 usually, or in most situations:
The baby generally wakes up three times during the night.
Well, generally speaking (= in most situations), it's quicker on public transport.
B2 by most people, or to most people:
It was generally believed at the time that both men were guilty.
The proposal has received a generally favourable reaction.
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- Lack of experience will generally count against you in an interview.
- In my experience, people generally smile back if you smile at them.
- Vegetables are generally low in calories.
- You get the odd person who's rude to you but they're generally quite helpful.
- This disease doesn't generally respond to treatment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- board
- generalist
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- largely
- principle
- sense
- simply
- substantially
- the big/bigger picture idiom
- thing
- whole
- widely
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Habitual and customary