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widely
- /ˈwaɪdli/
Rhymes with -aɪdli
Where it comes from
From Middle English wijdly, equivalent to wide + -ly.
adverb widelier · more widely · wideliest · most widely
- In a wide manner; across a wide area. I'm widely travelled.
- Commonly; generally; to a great degree. In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
Similar: extensively, far and wide, spreadly, widely
