generically

From generic + -ally.

• IPA^(key): /dʒəˈnɛɹɪkli/

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generically (comparative more generically, superlative most generically)

1. In a generic manner.
   • 2016, Sarah E. Battersby, Daniel “daan” Strebe, Michael P. Finn, “Shapes on a plane: evaluating the impact of projection distortion on spatial binning, Cartography and Geographic Information Science”, in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, →DOI:

     There is only inflation or deflation of scale (which we refer to generically as "flation") from whatever is designated as the standard.

2. With regard to a genus.

   an animal generically distinct from another

• (generic manner): See also Thesaurus:generally