widely
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈwaɪdli/
Adverb

widely (comparative widelier, superlative wideliest)

  1. In a wide manner; across a wide area.
  2. (figurative) Commonly; generally; to a great degree.
    • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
      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.
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