broad-brush

Modifies a noun

• approach: The Journal of Universal Computer Science takes a highly broad-brush approach to its subject.
• assessment: Cost per QALY is a useful metric, although more often a rather broad-brush assessment of value.
• term: Clearly an article like this can only cover the various regulations in broad-brush terms.
• information: Retrospective surveys can provide broad-brush information on the coverage of programs and some evidence on their ( otherwise obscure ) longer-term impact.
• resolution: It offers a tough forum for a negotiated, broad-brush resolution of a dispute.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: Cost per QALY is a useful metric, although more often a rather broad-brush assessment of value.