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BROAD, a. brawd. [L. gradior; a root of extensive use.]

1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end. It is opposed to narrow; as a broad street; a broad table.

2. Wide; extensive; vast; as the broad expanse of ocean.

3. Large; as a broad mixture of falsehood.

4. Open; clear; not covered,confined or concealed; as in broad sunshine.

5. Gross; coarse; as broad mirth; broad nonsense.

6. Plain; tending to obscenity; as a broad comment.

7. Bold; not delicate; not reserved; as broad words.

8. Comprehensive.

It may be urged that the words in the constitution are broad enough to include the case.

Broad as long, equal upon the whole.




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BROAD, a. brawd. [L. gradior; a root of extensive use.]

1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end. It is opposed to narrow; as a broad street; a broad table.

2. Wide; extensive; vast; as the broad expanse of ocean.

3. Large; as a broad mixture of falsehood.

4. Open; clear; not covered,confined or concealed; as in broad sunshine.

5. Gross; coarse; as broad mirth; broad nonsense.

6. Plain; tending to obscenity; as a broad comment.

7. Bold; not delicate; not reserved; as broad words.

8. Comprehensive.

It may be urged that the words in the constitution are broad enough to include the case.

Broad as long, equal upon the whole.


BROAD, a. [brawd; Sax. brad; Sw. bred; D. breed; Ger. breit; Dan. breed, broad; Arm. brudi, brudein, to publish. This word and spread seem to be formed on the root רדד, or רדה, to open, extend, spread; in Syr. to go, L. gradior; a root of extensive use.]

  1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end. It is opposed to narrow; as, a broad street; a broad table. – Dryden. Temple.
  2. Wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
  3. Large; as, a broad mixture of falsehood. – Locke.
  4. Open; clear; not covered, confined, or concealed; as, in broad sunshine.
  5. Gross; coarse; as, broad mirth; broad nonsense. – Pope. Dryden.
  6. Plain; tending to obscenity; as, a broad comment. – Dryden.
  7. Bold; not delicate; not reserved; as, broad words. – Shak.
  8. Comprehensive. It may be urged that the words in the constitution are broad enough to include the case. – D. Daggett, Wheaton's Rep. Broad as long, equal upon the whole. – L'Estrange.

Broad
  1. Wide] extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
  2. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
  3. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
  4. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.

    [Local, Eng.] Southey.
  5. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

    "Broad and open day." Bp. Porteus.
  6. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

    Knight.
  7. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.

    A broad mixture of falsehood.
    Locke.

    Hence: -

  8. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

    The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case.
    D. Daggett.

    In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way.
    E. Everett.

  9. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
  10. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

    As broad and general as the casing air.
    Shak.

  11. Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
  12. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
  13. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.

    * Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged.

    Broad acres. See under Acre. -- Broad arrow, originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow. -- As broad as long, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.

    It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them.
    L'Estrange.

    Broad pennant. See under Pennant.

    Syn. -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.

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Broad

BROAD, adjective brawd. [Latin gradior; a root of extensive use.]

1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end. It is opposed to narrow; as a broad street; a broad table.

2. Wide; extensive; vast; as the broad expanse of ocean.

3. Large; as a broad mixture of falsehood.

4. Open; clear; not covered, confined or concealed; as in broad sunshine.

5. Gross; coarse; as broad mirth; broad nonsense.

6. Plain; tending to obscenity; as a broad comment.

7. Bold; not delicate; not reserved; as broad words.

8. Comprehensive.

It may be urged that the words in the constitution are broad enough to include the case.

BROAD as long, equal upon the whole.

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1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

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