generally
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.95 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In the general case, without exception; in all cases.
Example Sentences
- "It is generally known that the Earth is round."
- "The action he inaugurated culminated in the law for the suppression of trampage, that has accomplished such good in the Granite State, and that has been so generally copied in other states."
- "After defending our argument against several objections, we conclude by considering the implications our argument has for the rest of the instrumental convergence thesis and for AI safety more generally."
- "I generally have a walk in the afternoon."
- "During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]"
- "He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: generally
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/
Usage
Inflected Forms
most generally (superlative)