Widely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Widely \Wide"ly\, adv.
     1. In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far;
        extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the
        apostles.
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     2. Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ
        widely in opinion.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  widely
       adv 1: to a great degree; "her work is widely known"
       2: to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide
          through many lands"; "he traveled widely" [syn: {wide}]
       3: so as to leave much space or distance between; "widely
          separated"