generally speaking

adv

generally speaking

adv

1

Disjunctive, Usually Synonym of in general; generally.

Generally speaking, today's teenagers aren't much interested in hearing about historical details of typewriter design.
It's worth asking Susan before asking anyone else, generally speaking. She usually knows more than the rest of them put together.

Related terms: speaking of

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