mostly

adverb

most·​ly ˈmōst-lē How to pronounce mostly (audio)
: for the greatest part : mainly

Examples of mostly in a Sentence

the weather this month has been mostly mild
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As of late, Goodman, an Oscar winner, has been working mostly in the TV space. Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025 Even Darren Aronofsky’s trippy, mostly Biblically-inaccurate Noah made $359 million in 2014. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Panama's Security Minister Frank Ábrego said the migrants -- from a number of mostly Asian nations -- would be granted temporary humanitarian passes as documents. arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2025 The campaign was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, in which militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 251 people hostage. Imad Isseid and Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mostly

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mostly was in 1563

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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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mostly

adverb
most·​ly ˈmōst-lē How to pronounce mostly (audio)
: for the greatest part : mainly

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