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adverb
- 1. as regards the greater part or number: "the culprits are mostly, but not exclusively, male" Similar
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mainly: In the smaller towns, it's mostly (= usually) very quiet at nights. The band are mostly (= most of them are) teenagers. Fewer examples. Shakespeare wrote mostly in verse. After leaving school, she spent a year travelling, mostly in Africa and Asia. The disease mostly affects people over 50, causing paralysis and uncontrollable tremors.
The meaning of MOSTLY is for the greatest part : mainly. How to use mostly in a sentence.
mainly: In the smaller towns, it's mostly (= usually) very quiet at nights. The band is mostly (= most of them are) teenagers. Fewer examples. Shakespeare wrote mostly in verse. After leaving school, she spent a year traveling, mostly in Africa and Asia. The disease mostly affects people over 50, causing paralysis and uncontrollable tremors.
You use mostly to indicate that a statement is generally true, for example true about the majority of a group of things or people, true most of the time, or true in most respects. I am working with mostly highly motivated people. Cars are mostly metal. ...men and women, mostly in their 30s.
Mostly definition: for the most part; in the main. See examples of MOSTLY used in a sentence.
Definition of mostly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. mainly, largely, chiefly, principally, primarily, above all, on the whole, predominantly, for the most part, almost entirely I am working with mostly highly motivated people. 2. generally, usually, on the whole, most often, as a rule, customarily We mostly go to clubs, or round to a friend's house.
MOSTLY definition: mainly or most of the time: . Learn more.
mostly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English most‧ly /ˈməʊstli $ ˈmoʊst-/ S2 W3 adverb used to talk about most members of a group, most occasions, most parts of something etc SYN mainly Green teas are mostly from China or Japan. There were about fifteen people in the lounge, mostly women.
Definitions of mostly. adverb. in large part; mainly or chiefly. synonyms: for the most part, largely. adverb. usually; as a rule. synonyms: by and large, generally, more often than not.
