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Definition of
broad-brush adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
broad-brush
adjective
adjective
[
only before noun
]
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dealing with a subject or problem in a general way rather than considering details
a broad-brush approach
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broad-brush
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paint something with a broad brush
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paint something with a broad brush
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