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generalized

adj. not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal"

widespread

adj. widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

universal, cosmopolitan, general, ecumenical, oecumenical, worldwide, world-wide

adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

omnipresent, ubiquitous

adj. being present everywhere at once

public, community

adj. affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"

general

adj. "general knowledge"

at large, in general, as a whole

adj. "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better"

at-large

adj. representing the whole of a state or body rather than one specific division or part of it: "ambassador-at-large"

broad, nonspecific, unspecific

adj. not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

general-purpose, all-purpose

adj. not limited in use or function

generic

adj. applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"

gross

adj. lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"

adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"

mass, large-scale

adj. "mass destruction"

miscellaneous

adj. constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"

overall

adj. involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"

pandemic

adj. existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"

pervading, pervasive

adj. spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

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