widely /ˈwaɪdli/ adverb2 •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. — 1948 formsmore widely · widelier · most widely · wideliest