generally

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English generally, generalliche, equivalent to general +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.ɹə.li/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli/ (Tanglish, Kerala) IPA(key): [dʒɛn̺d̺rɐli] === Adverb === generally (comparative more generally, superlative most generally) 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. (obsolete) Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. ==== Synonyms ==== (popularly or widely): commonly (as a rule; usually): basically, by and large, commonly, ordinarily, mostly, regularly, wontedly; see also Thesaurus:mostly or Thesaurus:usually or Thesaurus:normally (without reference to specific details): generically; see also Thesaurus:generally (without exception): always (collectively): collaboratively, en masse; see also Thesaurus:jointly ==== Derived terms ==== generally speaking ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === generali, generaliche, generallich, generalliche, generaly, generalyche === Etymology === From general +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdʒɛnəˈraː(l)liː/, /ˈdʒɛnəra(l)liː/, /-liːtʃ(ə)/ === Adverb === generally exceptionlessly, always (without exception) widely, usually (as a rule) generally (without reference to detail) ==== Descendants ==== English: generally ==== References ==== “ǧenerāllī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.