English Explanatory Dictionary

mostly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
  2. To the greatest extent; most.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊstli/ /ˈmoʊstli/ /ˈmoʊsli/ en-us-mostly.ogg

Word forms

mostly mostlie moastly

Etymology

From most + -ly.

Synonyms

by and large in the main more often than not largely predominantly principally all in all all things considered altogether broadly as a rule basically chiefly feckly for the most part generally mainly mostly on the whole overall pretty well primarily

Antonyms

almost slightly

Related words

degree extent very fundamentally intrinsically normally

Derived words

mostly plus
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