Definitions for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly

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

1. largely, mostly, for the most partadverb

   in large part; mainly or chiefly

   "These accounts are largely inactive"

2. by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb

   usually; as a rule

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mostlyadverb

   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. mostlyadverb

   To the greatest extent; most.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mostlyadverb

   For the greatest part.

   Etymology: from most.

   This image of God, namely, natural reason, if totally or mostly defaced, the right of government doth cease. Francis Bacon.

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

1. Mostlyadverb

   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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Mike Braun:

   I was not calculating what I was doing back then to become a politician. I've done that out of frustration with what happens in DC, my wife and I were lifelong conservatives and Republicans living in a county that was, you know, completely Democratic in all the offices. So if you wanted to weigh in on your local and county elections, anybody that was a Republican there mostly voted in the Democratic.

2. Mohammed Abdo Al-Qubati:

   Sixty percent of the cases are due to mines, thirty percent from road accidents, and the rest mostly from gun shots.

3. Konstantin Bogomolov:

   It's a bit of mockery of the political situation in general, of course. But mostly it's about the aesthetics of society, how we speak of what's going on, by having a go at the aesthetics of the society, rather than political questions, you hit the people harder.

4. Robert Durst:

   Because what I’m saying is mostly the truth, there are certain things I would lie about, certain very important things.

5. Richard Craig:

   It's an extremely negative reaction, such as annoyance or disgust, mostly to specific sounds such as chewing, clicking, tapping and whispering, there is a tendency for people who experience synesthesia and misophonia to also experience Super Bowl ASMR, so there is some overlap here.

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