blanket
adjective/ˈblæŋkɪt/
/ˈblæŋkɪt/
[only before noun]- including or affecting all possible cases, situations or people
- a blanket ban on tobacco advertising
- a blanket refusal
- What I object to most is the blanket opposition to change.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.
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