MOSTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mostly mean? 

• MOSTLY (adverb)
  The adverb MOSTLY has 2 senses:

1. in large part; mainly or chiefly

2. usually; as a rule

  Familiarity information: MOSTLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOSTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In large part; mainly or chiefly

Synonyms:

for the most part; largely; mostly

Context example:

These accounts are largely inactive

Pertainym:

most (the superlative of 'much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by 'the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Usually; as a rule

Synonyms:

by and large; generally; more often than not; mostly

Context example:

by and large it doesn't rain much here

 Context examples 

It can appear at any age, but it mostly affects middle aged and older individuals.

(Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, BCR-ABL1 Positive, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the main features that distinguishes this planet from Earth is that the light from its star is mostly in the near infra-red.

(Simulations show planet orbiting Proxima Centauri could have liquid water, Wikinews)

In SLL cancer cells are found mostly in the lymph nodes.

(Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

Adenoid cystic carcinomas mostly occur in the salivary glands.

(Adenoid cystic carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and SLL (small lymphocytic lymphoma) are the same disease, but in CLL cancer cells are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow.

(CLL/SLL, NCI Dictionary)

A taxonomic family of Gram negative, mostly aerobic bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Cardiobacterium, Dichelobacter and Suttonella.

(Cardiobacteriaceae, NCI Thesaurus)

It's mostly a matter of training.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But, according to a new study, the outlook for this critical insect is mostly grim.

(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)

An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow.

(Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, NCI Dictionary)

The therapy is effective against a severe type of deficiency in Coenzyme Q10, a rare mitochondrial disease that targets mostly children and for which there is currently no effective treatment.

(A new pharmacological therapy against a severe kind of deficiency in Coenzyme Q10, University of Granada)