Definition of broad
(adj)
having
great (or a certain)
extent from one
side to the other; "wide roads"; "a
wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a
river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a
broad river"
broad in
scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an
invention with
broad applications"; "a panoptic
study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him
wide powers"
not
detailed or specific; "a
broad rule"; "the
broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
being at a
peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a
broad political stance"; "generous and
broad sympathies"; "a
liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"