different between sidely vs widely
sidely
English
Etymology
From Middle English *sideli (adj), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side +? -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.
Adjective
sidely (comparative more sidely, superlative most sidely)
- (rare, nonstandard) Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.
- 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.”
- 2001, Torben Riise, The Eyes of The Sphinx:
Adverb
sidely (not comparable)
- (rare, nonstandard) 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[sic] baths or mens[sic] locker rooms, leering sidely while seeking protection behind a carefully guarded guise of virility […]
- 2011, Hubert Selby, eBook Architects, LLC, Last Exit to Brooklyn:
Anagrams
- Disley, slidey, yields, ylides
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widely
English
Etymology
From Middle English wijdly, equivalent to wide +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?wa?dli/
Adverb
widely (comparative widelier or more widely, superlative wideliest or most widely)
- In a wide manner; across a wide area.
- (figuratively) Commonly; generally; to a great degree.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, 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.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
Translations
Anagrams
- Wildey, dewily, wieldy
widely From the web:
- what widely means
- what is meant by widely
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