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    broad-brush

    adjective

    • 1. lacking in detail and finesse: "a broad-brush measure of inflation"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBROAD BRUSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. (also broad brush) uk / ˈbrɔːdˌbrʌʃ / us / ˈbrɑːdˌbrʌʃ /. describing or considering something or someone in a very general way, without paying attention to small details or differences: The analysis takes a very broad-brush approach to the question of regional inequalities.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › broad-brushBroad-brush Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BROAD-BRUSH is general, nonspecific. How to use broad-brush in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBROAD-BRUSH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A broad-brush approach, strategy, or solution deals with a problem in a general way rather.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBROAD BRUSH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. (also broad brush) us / ˈbrɑːdˌbrʌʃ / uk / ˈbrɔːdˌbrʌʃ /. describing or considering something or someone in a very general way, without paying attention to small details or differences: The analysis takes a very broad-brush approach to the question of regional inequalities.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › broad-brushBROAD-BRUSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Broad-brush definition: characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details. See examples of BROAD-BRUSH used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › broad-brushbroad-brush - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of broad-brush adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › broad brushBROAD-BRUSH Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Broad-brush definition: characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details. See examples of BROAD-BRUSH used in a sentence.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › broad-brush_vbroad-brush, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    verb. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1956–. 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. 1956.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › broad-brushbroad-brush - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    paint with a broad brush; Verb [edit] broad-brush (third-person singular simple present broad-brushes, present participle broad-brushing, simple past and past participle broad-brushed) (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To generalize gratuitously.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › broad–brushBroad–brush Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    BROAD–BRUSH meaning: relating to or involving the main or general parts of something rather than the details.