The difference between Broad and Generic

When used as nouns, broad means a prostitute, a woman of loose morals, whereas generic means a product sold under a generic name.

When used as adjectives, broad means wide in extent or scope, whereas generic means very comprehensive.

check bellow for the other definitions of Broad and Generic

Broad as an adjective:

Wide in extent or scope.

Examples:

"three feet broad"

"the broad expanse of ocean"
Broad as an adjective:

Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
Broad as an adjective:

Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
Broad as an adjective:

Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
Broad as an adjective:

Plain; evident.

Examples:

"a broad hint"
Broad as an adjective (writing):

Unsubtle; obvious.
Broad as an adjective:

Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
Broad as an adjective (dated):

Gross; coarse; indelicate.

Examples:

"a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour"
Broad as an adjective (of an accent):

Strongly regional.
Broad as an adjective (Gaelic languages):

Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

Broad as a noun (dated):

A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
Broad as a noun (US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated, pejorative):

A woman or girl.

Examples:

"Who was that broad I saw you with?"
Broad as a noun (UK):

A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
Broad as a noun:

A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

Examples:

"rfquotek Knight"
Broad as a noun (UK, historical):

A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.

Generic as an adjective:

Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
Generic as an adjective:

Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
Generic as an adjective (of a product or drug):

Not having a brand name.
Generic as an adjective (biology, not comparable):

Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.
Generic as an adjective:

Relating to gender.
Generic as an adjective (grammar):

Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.

Examples:

"Words like [[salesperson]] and [[firefighter]] are generic."
Generic as an adjective (computing):

(Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
Generic as an adjective (geometry, of a [[point]]):

Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

Generic as a noun:

A product sold under a generic name.
Generic as a noun:

A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
Generic as a noun (grammar):

A term that specifies neither male nor female.