English
spreadly
From spread (adjective) + -ly.
Formed from spread + -ly
Proto-Germanic *sprīþaną ‘to break up, become scattered’
Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną ‘to spread’
Proto-West Germanic *spraidijan
Old English sprǣdan ‘to spread, expand’
Middle English spreden ‘to spread’
English spread
Today it means
adv In a spread out or widespread manner; widely.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spreadly”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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