mostly

adv
/ˈməʊstli/UK/ˈmoʊstli/US

Etymology

From most + -ly.

  1. inherited from *maistaz
  2. inherited from mǣst
  3. inherited from most
  4. formed as mostly — “most + -ly

Definitions

  1. Mainly or chiefly

    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. To the greatest extent

    To the greatest extent; most.

    • She was to be their chosen visitor, she was to be for weeks under the same roof with the person whose society she mostly prized [...]!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mostly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA