mostly
Americanadverb
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for the most part; in the main.
The work is mostly done.
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chiefly; principally.
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generally; customarily.
adverb
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almost entirely; chiefly
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on many or most occasions; usually
Etymology
Origin of mostly
Example Sentences
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The team found that motor control in fruit flies mostly occurs locally.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
NextEra said it would buy Dominion in a mostly stock deal, creating a giant that would be more than double the size by market capitalization of the next biggest utility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The long list of 11 mostly rarities featured 13 soloists.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Investors were mostly looking for detailed information about the launch of Siri AI, the company’s long awaited update to its Siri chatbot that runs on Apple Intelligence.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He was embarrassed about Teddy pushing him, but mostly he was sad.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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