Difference between Full and Broad

What is the difference between Full and Broad?

Full as an adjective is containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available. while Broad as an adjective is (of a person or object) wide in extent or scope

Full

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Quite; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available. Complete; with nothing omitted. Total, entire. satisfied, especially in relation to eating. Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable. Having depth and body; rich.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk

Example sentence: The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

Broad

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (of a person or object) wide in extent or scopehaving a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad)strongly regional

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (increasingly obsolescent) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.A colloquial term for a woman or girl.(UK) A channel of water, specifically the bodies of water (not to be confused with the rivers) that make up Norfolk and Suffolk.

Example sentence: To me, the most romantic gesture is a quiet night with my girl. I like to cook for her. I'm a meat eater and a griller - I do steaks, I do chicken, I do fish. I have a broad palate!

We hope you now know whether to use Full or Broad in your sentence.

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