Hypertext Webster Gateway: "widely"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ
widely in opinion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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"
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