mostly
Etymology Pronunciation Adverb
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Etymology Pronunciation Adverb
mostly (not comparable)
- Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
- They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
- (obsolete) To the greatest extent; most.
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- (mainly or chiefly) by and large, in the main, more often than not, largely, predominantly, principally; see also Thesaurus:mostly
- French: surtout, majoritairement
- German: meistens, überwiegend, weitgehend, größtenteils
- Italian: soprattutto, per lo più
- Portuguese: sobretudo, principalmente, normalmente
- Russian: по большей части
- Spanish: principalmente, sobre todo
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