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Definitions for mostly
ˈmoʊst limost·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mostly.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

  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

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. mostly

    Mostly is an adverb that refers to the majority or larger part of something. It denotes primarily, largely, or chiefly. It's often used to indicate that a particular thing is true or happens for the greater part of the time or in most cases.

Webster Dictionary

  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

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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. George Ratiu:

    Today's SP Case-Shiller Index spotlights an early fall housing market with fewer families actively looking for homes after the start of a new, and mostly in-person, school year.

  2. Andrii Maxymov -RRB- Sasha:

    It was very hard because we heard big explosions, like all the time, mostly in the evening, my walls were shaking. Every two minutes we heard explosions. There were such huge explosions at one time that we all, from different rooms, would run into the bathroom. After this, on the sixth day, we decided to leave the house.

  3. Donald Trump:

    I would talk to him about a lot of things -- mostly religion.

  4. Simon Spurrier:

    True, I can fly at Mach-50 without effort and emit regenerative energy when I touch my brother, but mostly that's behind me.

  5. Dave Chappelle:

    As a trans person and a comedian, we mostly crack jokes about who we are and how we identify in my experience, and I'm only speaking for me, you can't ask for inclusion 24/7 and then conveniently want to be excluded because some truths are being told in a comedic fashion about your community.

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Translations for mostly

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  • найболейBelarusian
  • обикновено, главно, в повечето случаи, в по-голямата си частBulgarian
  • většinou, vesměs, převážněCzech
  • meistensGerman
  • plimulteEsperanto
  • principalmenteSpanish
  • enimmäkseen, lähinnäFinnish
  • mestFaroese
  • surtoutFrench
  • अधिकतरHindi
  • հիմնականումArmenian
  • per lo più, soprattuttoItalian
  • overwegend, meestalDutch
  • główniePolish
  • principalmente, normalmente, sobretudoPortuguese
  • mai cu seamă, în special, mai alesRomanian
  • чаще всего, в основном, по большей части, главным образомRussian
  • углавном, uglavnom, превасходно, prevashodnoSerbo-Croatian
  • predovšetkýmSlovak
  • predvsém, v glávnemSlovene
  • здебільшого, переважно, головним чином, звичайноUkrainian
  • mödadiloVolapük

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