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gapingly
adverb
uk /ˈɡeɪ.pɪŋ.li/ us /ˈɡeɪ.pɪŋ.li/
in a way that is very wide, or very empty:
gapingly wideThis was an era when the chasm between the rich and poor was gapingly wide.
The goalkeeper presented him with a gapingly open goal.
Closing the educational attainment gap was the party's big commitment, but it remains gapingly wide.
The drama, played out on a gapingly wide stage, tries to pack in a bit too much action.
There was no money to buy food, and the shelves of their cupboards were gapingly empty.
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