- to or by most people; widely; popularly; extensively: a generally accepted usage
- in most instances; usually; as a rule
- in a general way or sense; without reference to details or individual cases; not specifically
adverb
Generally is defined as usually or for the most part.
An example of generally used as an adverb is in the sentence, "He generally gets to work around 9:30 a.m.," which means that he usually gets to work around 9:30.
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adverb
- Popularly; widely: generally known.
- a. As a rule; usually: The child generally has little to say.b. For the most part: a generally boring speech.
- Without reference to particular instances or details; not specifically: generally speaking.
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Sentence Examples
- Alex's sister generally had an opinion about everything, so it was no surprise that Katie had one about Lori.
- You are fortunate, for the latter are generally the stronger!
- And that fact is driven home by its generally low price in most locations.
- Her schoolwork improved, she was responsible about helping out and generally unobtrusive.
- Generally speaking, if something sounded too good to be true, it usually was.
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WORDS NEAR generally IN THE DICTIONARY
- generally
- generalizers
- generalizes
- generalizing