Bible Dictionaries
Widely

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(adv.) In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles.

(2):

(adv.) Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Widely'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/widely.html. 1828.