Definitions for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. largely, mostly, for the most part(adverb)

   in large part; mainly or chiefly

   "These accounts are largely inactive"

2. by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly(adverb)

   usually; as a rule

   "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. mostly(Adverb)

   To the greatest extent; most.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mostly(adverb)

   for the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mostly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2669

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mostly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2320

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mostly' in Adverbs Frequency: #210

How to pronounce mostly?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say mostly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mostly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mostly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of mostly in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   We want to have protection, the Middle East, we're going to be sending a relatively small number of troops -- mostly protective. Some very talented people are going to Middle East right now and we'll see what happens.

2. Kristine Arthur:

   There’s no clear evidence that reducing milk will reduce mucus—it’s mostly anecdotal.

3. Susan Campbell:

   It mostly starts with social media influencers taking up a cause. If Im angry at, say, American Airlines, I, a savvy user of social media with shockingly few followers/friends on Twitter/Instagram/TikTok/Facebook will find someone more established who can spread the word, and then I will sit back and hope it takes off.

4. Jessica Rich:

   The money is mostly gone.

5. Jane Leung:

   Where there is interest, it is mostly institutional investors looking to reduce their positions.

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