Adjective
1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;
"wide roads""a wide necktie""wide margins""three feet wide""a river two miles broad""broad shoulders""a broad river"2. broad in scope or content;
"across-the-board pay increases""an all-embracing definition""blanket sanctions against human-rights violators""an invention with broad applications""a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner"granted him wide powers"3. not detailed or specific;
"a broad rule""the broad outlines of the plan""felt an unspecific dread"4. lacking subtlety; obvious;
"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"5. being at a peak or culminating point;
"broad day""full summer""high noon"6. very large in expanse or scope;
"a broad lawn""the wide plains""a spacious view""spacious skies"7. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional;
"a broad southern accent"8. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness;
"a broad political stance""generous and broad sympathies""a liberal newspaper""tolerant of his opponent's opinions"