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Definition of mostly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
extentalmost entirely
- The room was mostly empty except for a chair..
2.
degreemainly or chiefly in most cases
- The audience was mostly adults.
Expressions with mostly
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almost but not completely dead
The plant was mostly dead after weeks without water.
Origin of mostly
English, most (greatest amount) + -ly (in manner)
Terms with mostly included in their meaning
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largest whale
largest baleen whale, blue-grey, migratory, mostly in Southern Hemisphere
indoor pet
domestic pet living mostly indoors
urban planning
outdoor place in a town mostly covered with grass or trees
language
used to say a statement is mostly true
frequency
mainly or mostly the case
essence
mostly or essentially true
general truth
mostly true or happening generally or in large part
animal conservation
large black and white bear from China, endangered, eats mostly bamboo
degree
mainly or mostly
partly accurate
only mostly correct but not completely accurate
uneven party
social event with mostly men
material quality
made completely or mostly from real silver
material
metal that is mostly pure silver, not just a coating
degree
mostly or primarily true or applicable
nature
land mostly covered with woods or dense trees
figurative
good looking older man with mostly gray or white hair
flat grassland
large flat area with mostly grasses and few trees
figurative
object that mostly sits unused and only gathers dust
general consensus
mostly sharing the same opinion or view
mostly
for the most part
approximation
mostly correct or accurate but not exact
idiomatic
small truth in a mostly false statement
predominantly
mostly or almost completely
geography
land that is mostly flat and open with little elevation change
Examples of mostly in a sentence
The book is mostly about history. The menu is mostly vegetarian options. Her wardrobe is mostly black and white.
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- French:presque, surtout, ...
- German:meistens, überwiegend, ...
- Italian:principalmente, soprattutto, ...
- Spanish:principalmente, en su mayoría, ...
- Portuguese:quase totalmente, sobretudo, ...
- Chinese:几乎, 大多数情况下, ...
- Japanese:ほぼ完全に, 主に, ...
- Arabic:فِي الْغَالِب, فِي مُعْظَم الْأَحْيَان, ...
- Hebrew:בְּרוֹבוֹ, בְּעִיקָר, ...
- Russian:почти полностью, главным образом, ...
- Ukrainian:майже повністю, переважно, ...
- Hindi:लगभग पूरी तरह से, ज़्यादातर, ...
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