What does mostly mean?
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
largely, mostly, for the most partadverb
in large part; mainly or chiefly
"These accounts are largely inactive"
by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb
usually; as a rule
"by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Wiktionary
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.
mostlyadverb
To the greatest extent; most.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Mostlyadverb
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
Combatant commanders, specifically Tod Wolters and Phil Davidson from INDOPACOM, have both expressed to the Secretary the need to accelerate the flow of vaccines mostly for the dependents of our military members in Europe and for Phil Davidson in the Pacific, and up to this point we've probably been a little bit off balance.
He acts more like a Republican on cutting the budget and cutting taxes, he has been mostly silent on Trump’s very controversial issues. I don’t think he is worried about Scott Lively. He is loved in this state. It is going to be a walk in the primary and in November.
One good example is the way we usually collect birds. You put up a mist net, then play male bird calls to attract other birds, these will mostly be males trying to defend their territories. Although it is studied far less frequently, female birds also call. So maybe using female calls too might help.
It's really difficult to do randomized studies because mostly people want to choose whether or not they get a pet and choose who their pets are.
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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- 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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