mostly

Definition

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

Etymology

From most + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes."
• "Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism."
• "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 [...]!"

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