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widest

The correct spelling is widest.

How to pronounce widest

adjective

IPA: /ˈwaɪdəst/

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The correct spelling is widest. Having a large physical extent from side to side. For example: "We walked down a wide corridor."

Usage Examples

We walked down a wide corridor.

The inquiry had a wide remit.

That team needs a decent wide player.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Having a large physical extent from side to side.
  2. 2.Large in scope.
  3. 3.Operating at the side of the playing area.
  4. 4.On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
  5. 5.Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

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