broad
adjective
of great breadth.
broadish
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a word derived from
broad.
Example Sentences
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The planks, however, were not placed very close together, and after they had been there a minute or so, Rayner discovered a glimmer of light coming through a broadish chink.
From From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure by Archibald Webb
Rows of trenches, a broadish river, fresh rows of trenches, fortified houses, and a good artillery well worked and well placed, it was a serious task which lay in front of the gallant little army.
From The Great Boer War by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The eggs vary in shape from a broadish oval to an elongated oval compressed at one end; they are glossy and, in a strong light, the surface looks pitted.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Allan Octavian Hume
The figure was visible—that of a short broadish man, with a mass of cloaks, rugs, and mufflers across his arm.
From Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
"See you on Sunday," said the earl, with a broadish smile.
From Phyllis of Philistia by Frank Frankfort Moore
