Dictionary
wide•ly
Pronunciation: (wīd'lē), [key]—
adv.
1. to a wide extent.
2. over a wide space or area:
a widely distributed plant.
3. by or among a large number of persons:
a widely known artist.
4. in many or various subjects, cases, etc.:
to be widely read.
5. greatly, very much, or very:
widely differing accounts of an event. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.