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generally adverb [ ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli ]

• in most cases; usually.
• "the term of a lease is generally 99 years"
Similar: normally, in general, as a (general) rule, in the general run of things, by and large, more often than not, almost always, in the main, mainly, mostly, for the most part, in most cases, most of the time, predominantly, on the whole, usually, habitually, customarily, standardly, routinely, regularly, typically, ordinarily, commonly, conventionally, traditionally, historically,
Opposite: occasionally,
• in general terms; without regard to particulars or exceptions.
• "a decade when France was moving generally to the left"
Similar: overall, in general terms, in a general sense, generally speaking, altogether, all in all, broadly, on average, principally, basically, substantially, effectively,
• by or to most people; widely.
• "the best scheme is generally reckoned to be the Canadian one"
Similar: widely, commonly, extensively, comprehensively, universally, popularly,
Opposite: sporadically,


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