Definition of "generally" []

• Popularly; widely: generally known. (adverb)
• As a rule; usually: The child generally has little to say. (adverb)
• For the most part: a generally boring speech. (adverb)
• Without reference to particular instances or details; not specifically: generally speaking. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The term generally refers to loans given to borrowers with weak credit."
• "As you can see, the term generally gets us somewhere between a man and a sandwich!"
• "Thats a matter of definition, but as the term generally is defined in France, no."