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Widely vs Sidely - What's the difference?

widely | sidely |

As adverbs the difference between widely and sidely

is that widely is commonly; generally; to a great degree while sidely is to the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.

As an adjective sidely is

of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.

widely

English

Adverb

(er)
  • commonly; generally; to a great degree
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  • * 1948 , , 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.
  • separated by a large distance

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    sidely

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
  • *1988 , Peter Claus Wolfgang Gutkind, Third World workers: comparative international labour studies :
    • "On the face of it," Bundy (1979:198) argued, "refoulement is so vigorous, and a land allocation so lop-sidely in favour of the dispossessors made impossible the creation of peasantry."
  • *1995 , David K. Clark, Robert Vincent Rakestraw, Readings in Christian Ethics: Issues and applications :
    • More than that, it reveals a one-sidely individualistic view of our humanity.
  • *2001 , Torben Riise, The Eyes of The Sphinx :
    • “[...] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely'' world and an 'other-' sidely' world.”

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • To the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.
  • *2011 , Hubert Selby, eBook Architects, LLC, Last Exit to Brooklyn :
    • [...] satisfying her homosexuality with the keeping of a secret scrapbook of pictures of favorite male actors or athletes or by supervising the activities of young boys or visiting turkish baths or mens locker rooms, leering sidely while seeking protection behind a carefully guarded guise of [...]

    Derived terms

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