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1Mostly — Most ly, adv. For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main. [1913 Webster] …
2mostly — index as a rule, purely (simply), quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3mostly — *largely, greatly, chiefly, mainly, principally, generally …
4mostly — most|ly [ moustli ] adverb *** usually, most of the time, or in most situations: We mostly listen to rock music. Mostly, he avoids conflict. a. used for saying what the largest part of something is like or consists of: a group of reporters,… …
5mostly */*/*/ — UK [ˈməʊs(t)lɪ] / US [ˈmoʊs(t)lɪ] adverb usually, most of the time, or in most situations We listen to rock music mostly. Mostly, he avoids conflict. a) used for saying what the largest part of something is like or consists of a group of… …
6mostly — [[t]mo͟ʊstli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV with cl/group You use mostly to indicate that a statement is generally true, for example true about the majority of a group of things or people, true most of the time, or true in most respects. I am working with… …
7mostly*/*/ — [ˈməʊs(t)li] adv 1) most of the time, or in most situations We listen to rock music mostly.[/ex] Mostly, he avoids arguments.[/ex] 2) used for saying what the largest part of something consists of a group of journalists, mostly American[/ex] The… …
8mostly — most|ly W3S2 [ˈməustli US ˈmoust ] adv used to talk about most members of a group, most occasions, most parts of something etc = ↑mainly ▪ Green teas are mostly from China or Japan. ▪ There were about fifteen people in the lounge, mostly women. ▪ …
9mostly — adv. Mostly is used with these adjectives: ↑cloudy, ↑composed, ↑concentrated, ↑concerned, ↑cosmetic, ↑dry, ↑empty, ↑favourable, ↑grey, ↑harmless, ↑illiterate, ↑ …
10mostly — adverb in most cases or most of the time: I mostly worked as a researcher, writer, or teacher. | More immigrants arrived, mostly Europeans …
