0 to describe or consider someone or something in a very general way, without paying attention to small details or differences:
1 describing or considering something or someone in a very general way, without paying attention to small details or differences:
He called the report flawed, saying it relied on incomplete data: "To paint with such a broad brush is unfair," he said.
You have to be aware that using a broad brush, you're going to miss some really important differences.
I would not want to shut the door in someone's face simply because he is an ex-felon. I don't think we can use a broad brush.
With a broad brush, it makes everyone who cares about animals look like an extremist.
He wields a broad brush, heaping blame on Republicans and Democrats alike.
It's amazing because you're a really fast talker, and I hate these broad brushes, but most Canadians don't talk half as fast as you do.
It will take a year from an initial broad-brush agreement to prepare a treaty for ratification.
