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Meaning of MOSTLY

Pronunciation:  'mowstlee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive"
  2. [adv]  usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
 
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 Synonyms: by and large, for the most part, generally, largely, more often than not
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Most"ly\, adv.
For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the
main.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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