broadbrush

British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌbrʌʃ /

adjective

lacking full detail or information; incomplete or rough

anything other than a broadbrush strategy for the industry will be overloaded with detail

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But these three episodes were broadbrush, rather than aimed at specific individuals.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2022

Perhaps appropriately for a biography of a man who often failed to read his own times very well, the historical background here is rather broadbrush, with dates and details sometimes scrambled.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011

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