largely

[ lahrj-lee ]

/ ˈlɑrdʒ li /

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adverb

to a great extent; in great part; generally; chiefly: The plan depends largely on his willingness to cooperate. That is largely incorrect.

in great quantity; much.

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Origin of largely

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at large, -ly

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Presuming his demographic is largely the same as what it was when he was at Fox, they are not wealthy people.
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Nerney fears that Foerster has otherwise been largely forgotten except by his family and fellow cops.
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And largely considered to have been, to those who can still remember, a successful and reasonably popular one.
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Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.
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The demonstrations have been largely peaceful, with fewer arrests and clashes with police than in other cities.
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Therefore the present geographical distribution of species was largely determined by the extensive migrations of that time.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 56, March 1900|Various
At a county town I found a library of 4,000 volumes, largely an inheritance from the feudal regime.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
The success of the potato is largely dependent on the crops preceding it in the rotation.
The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous
The Locust, or Carob Bean, is now largely used by the stock-feeder.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual|Charles Alexander Cameron
A somewhat similar instrument is the Gauntlett pyrometer, which is largely used in the north of England.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for largely

largely

/ (ˈlɑːdʒlɪ) /

adverb

principally; to a great extent

on a large scale or in a large manner

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Word Origin and History for largely

largely

adv.

c.1200, "liberally, generously, bountifully;" also "in large measure; abundantly," from large + -ly (2). Meaning "extensively, to a great extent" is c.1400.

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