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Definitions for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mostly.
Princeton's WordNet
largely, mostly, for the most part(adverb)
in large part; mainly or chiefly
"These accounts are largely inactive"
by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly(adverb)
usually; as a rule
"by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Wiktionary
mostly(Adverb)
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
mostly(Adverb)
To the greatest extent; most.
Webster Dictionary
Mostly(adverb)
for the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mostly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2669
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mostly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2320
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mostly' in Adverbs Frequency: #210
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mostly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mostly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of mostly in a Sentence
There were days when approximately 2,500 weapons, mostly rifles that were deemed unserviceable, were shredded using Captain Crunch, approximately 500-600 pistols that were deemed unserviceable can be demilitarized in a day using Captain Crunch.
Sex-eyes focus on the beauty of the body; conversely, the heart of pure love focuses beauty of character, despite that, mostly sex wins, not the purity of love.
Two types of people usually enjoy a lot and remain mostly happy. One who has no brain and other who inflicts pain into the life of others for own materialistic gain.
A person who claims to have joined politics to serve the people is mostly interested in building own growth curve.
I started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there performing, and I was working in coffee houses and lounges, and people came to see me and hear my material.
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Translations for mostly
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- найболейBelarusian
- главно, в по-голямата си част, обикновено, в повечето случаиBulgarian
- převážně, většinou, vesměsCzech
- meistensGerman
- plimulteEsperanto
- principalmenteSpanish
- enimmäkseen, lähinnäFinnish
- mestFaroese
- surtoutFrench
- अधिकतरHindi
- հիմնականումArmenian
- soprattutto, per lo piùItalian
- meestal, overwegendDutch
- główniePolish
- normalmente, principalmente, sobretudoPortuguese
- în special, mai ales, mai cu seamăRomanian
- главным образом, по большей части, чаще всего, в основномRussian
- uglavnom, превасходно, prevashodno, углавномSerbo-Croatian
- predovšetkýmSlovak
- v glávnem, predvsémSlovene
- переважно, здебільшого, звичайно, головним чиномUkrainian
- mödadiloVolapük
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