universally UK /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəli/US /ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/ adverb2 •In a universal manner.My experience of the people was that they were universally polite, civil, and clean, and during the whole time I spent in the country, I only saw one drunken man. — 1909 •By everyone or by the vast majority of people.The movie was universally praised by its audience. formsmore universally · most universally