in a general way

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at least partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at best at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in bits and pieces in part in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

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Judge Sutton, whose books bear the subtitles “States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation” and “States and the Making of American Constitutional Law,” pursued the question of state power in a general way.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Laurens theorizes that beyond preventing malaria, the RTS,S vaccine may be “training” the immune system in a general way that extends a protective benefit against other infections.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 23, 2023

Is it even possible to offer advice in a general way?

From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2022

It basically means the law should apply in a general way.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2021

“I wonder who’s put into prison-ships, and why they’re put there?” said I, in a general way, and with quiet desperation.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

in a general way

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