broad-brush

American  

[brawd-bruhsh] / ˈbrɔdˌbrʌʃ /

adjective

1. characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details.

   a broad-brush approach to reform.

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Etymology

Origin of broad-brush

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The broad-brush picture is known: About 60 million years ago, the Indian Plate began to plow into Eurasia and thrust up the Himalayas, the highest mountains on Earth.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 17, 2024

“The detail that will be revealed, this beautiful complexity that’s gonna show up—that will fine tune our ability to go from broad-brush histories of the solar system” to something more measured and precise, says Bannister.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

Microsoft, which described the attack as hackers going after specific accounts rather than carrying out a broad-brush intrusion, did not say how many accounts it believes might have been compromised by the Chinese hackers.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

And while the public deserves to know about national security threats, he worried "broad-brush suggestions" that members of any diaspora community are disloyal to Canada or vulnerable to foreign campaigns could be harmful.

From BBC • May 23, 2023

Or, we could react to the increase in patients seeking treatment with broad-brush skepticism, positing that the new patients won’t necessarily benefit the way previous, but much smaller, cohorts have.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2023