'Mostly' definitions:
Definition of 'mostly'
From: WordNet
adverb
In large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" [syn: largely, mostly, for the most part]
adverb
Usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly]
Definition of 'Mostly'
From: GCIDE
- Mostly \Most"ly\, adv. For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mostly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a fortiori,
- above all,
- all in all,
- all the more,
- all things considered,
- almost entirely,
- altogether,
- approximately,
- as a rule,
- as a whole,
- as an approximation,
- as per usual,
- as things go,
- as usual,
- at large,
- broadly,
- broadly speaking,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- commonly,
- customarily,
- dominantly,
- effectually,
- especially,
- essentially,
- even,
- ever so,
- first of all,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- habitually,
- in chief,
- in general,
- in the main,
- indeed,
- largely,
- mainly,
- more than ever,
- most often,
- naturally,
- never so,
- no end,
- normally,
- normatively,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- ordinarily,
- overall,
- particularly,
- peculiarly,
- predominantly,
- prescriptively,
- prevailingly,
- primarily,
- principally,
- regularly,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- routinely,
- speaking generally,
- still more,
- substantially,
- to be expected,
- usually,
- virtually,
- yea