widish

wide  (wd)

adj. wid·er, wid·est

1.

a. Having a specified extent from side to side: a ribbon two inches wide.

b. Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad: a wide road; a wide necktie.

2. Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations.

3. Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes.

4.

a. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal: a shot that was wide of the target.

b. Baseball Outside.

c. Sports Being near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.

5. Deviating or straying from something expected or specified: a remark that was wide of the truth.

6. Linguistics Lax.

adv. wider, widest

1. Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide.

2. To the full extent; completely.

3. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.

4. Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass.

n. Sports

A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.

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[Middle English, from Old English wd; see wi- in Indo-European roots.]

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widely adv.

wideness n.

widish adj.

Translations

widish

adj → ziemlich breit