Definition of GENERALLY

generally

Adverb

  • usually; as a rule
  • without distinction of one from others
  • without regard to specific details or exceptions

Adv

  • Popularly or widely.
  • As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
  • Without reference to specific details.
  • In the general case, without exception; in all cases.
  • Collectively; as a whole; without omissions.

Examples

  • Generally speaking …
  • I generally have a walk in the afternoon.
  • It is generally known that the Earth is round.
  • It is generally true that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

broadly, broadly speaking, by and large, in general, in the main, loosely, more often than not, mostly, all things considered, altogether, always, as a whole, at large, basically, catholicly, collaboratively, commonly, en masse, generally, generically, jointly, normally, ordinarily, overall, regularly, universally, usually, wontedly

Scrabble Score: 13

generally: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
generally: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
generally: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

generally: valid Words With Friends Word