largely
Pronunciation Adverb
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Pronunciation Adverb
largely (comparative largelier, superlative largeliest)
- In a widespread or large manner.
- For the most part; mainly or chiefly.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:
- Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
- They were largely successful in their efforts.
- On a large scale; amply.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
- Usually there was a jug of one or other decoction standing on the hob, from which he drank largely.
- "Grand!" he said, smacking his lips after wormwood. "Grand!" And he exhorted the children to try.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
- (obsolete) Fully, at great length.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:
- It ill beseemes a knight of gentle sort, / Such as ye haue him boasted, to beguile / A simple mayd, and worke so haynous tort, / In shame of knighthood, as I largely can report.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:
- (in a large manner)
- (for the most part) by and large, for the most part, in the main; see also Thesaurus:mostly
- (on a large scale) abundantly, fully, plentifully
- (at great length) at length
- French: en grande partie, largement
- French: en général, pour la plupart
- Spanish: mayormente
- Russian: оби́льно
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