generically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dʒəˈnɛrɪkli/ UK /dʒəˈnɛrɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a general way; without a brand or specific name

The drug is sold generically at a fraction of the brand price.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a general way; without a... broadly generallyunspecificallycollectively

Opposites

specifically particularly

Word family

Related forms generic genus genre

Etymology

From 'generic' (from French 'generique', from Latin 'genus, generis' 'kind, class') plus the adverbial suffix '-ally'.

genus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# generically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /dʒəˈnɛrɪkli/
**IPA (UK):** /dʒəˈnɛrɪkli/

## Meanings
1. in a general way; without a brand or specific name

## Examples
- The drug is sold generically at a fraction of the brand price.

## Synonyms
- broadly
- generally
- unspecifically
- collectively

## Antonyms
- specifically
- particularly

## Related Forms
- generic
- genus
- genre

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: genus

## Etymology
From 'generic' (from French 'generique', from Latin 'genus, generis' 'kind, class') plus the adverbial suffix '-ally'.

## AI Etymology
Generically comes from 'generic' (from French 'generique', from Latin 'genus, generis' 'kind, class') plus the adverbial suffix '-ally'. The development is chiefly a borrowing or learned continuation, carrying an older form and meaning into English rather than building the word from a purely native base. In present use, it is used as an adverb meaning "in a general way; without a brand or specific name", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as generic, genus, and genre, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin genus, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood is marked by broadly, generally, unspecifically, and collectively on one side and contrasts such as specifically and particularly on the other, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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