sweepingly

ˈswiːpɪŋli

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Definition of sweepingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

broadly

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in a broad and comprehensive manner

Rare

The policy was sweepingly applied across all departments.

broadly

comprehensively

extensively

dramatically

Rare

with a grand or dramatic gesture

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She gestured sweepingly across the room to showcase the decorations..

dramatically

grandly

theatrically

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Origin of sweepingly

Old English, sweopan (to sweep) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of sweepingly in a sentence

He sweepingly dismissed all opposing arguments.
He sweepingly bowed to the audience.
The artist sweepingly painted the final strokes.

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French:globalement, de manière grandiose, ...
German:umfassend, dramatisch, ...
Italian:globalmente, drammaticamente, ...
Spanish:ampliamente, dramáticamente, ...
Portuguese:amplamente, dramaticamente, ...
Chinese:广泛地, 夸张地, ...
Japanese:広範に, 劇的に, ...
Arabic:بشكل شامل, بحركة واسعة, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה רְחָבָה, בְּצוּרָה דְּרָמָטִית, ...
Russian:всеобъемлюще, театрально, ...
Ukrainian:широко, драматично, ...
Hindi:व्यापक रूप से, नाटकीय रूप से, ...
Bengali:ব্যাপকভাবে, নাটকীয়ভাবে, ...
Catalan:àmpliament, dramàticament, ...
Czech:plošně, rozmáchle, ...
Danish:omfattende, dramatisk, ...
Dutch:breed, dramatisch, ...
Greek:ευρέως, δραματικά, ...
Hungarian:átfogóan, széles mozdulattal, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងទូលំទូលាយ, យ៉ាងអស្ចារ្យ, ...
Korean:광범위하게, 극적으로, ...
Persian:به صورت گسترده, به طور نمایشی, ...
Polish:szeroko, dramatycznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):amplamente, dramaticamente, ...
Romanian:cuprinzător, dramatic, ...
Swedish:omfattande, dramatiskt, ...
Thai:อย่างครอบคลุม, อย่างยิ่งใหญ่, ...
Turkish:geniş bir şekilde, dramatik bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách rộng rãi, một cách hoành tráng, ...

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Adverb

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