generally speaking

English

Adverb

generally speaking (not comparable)

1. (usually disjunctive) Synonym of in general; generally.

   Generally speaking, today's teenagers aren't much interested in hearing about historical details of typewriter design.

   It's worth asking Susan before asking anyone else, generally speaking. She usually knows more than the rest of them put together.

Related terms

• speaking of (likewise often disjunctive)

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一般而言 (zh) (yībān'éryán)

• Finnish: yleisesti ottaen
• Polish: ogólnie rzecz biorąc, ogólnie mówiąc