Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb For the greatest part; mainly.
- adverb Generally; usually.
from The Century Dictionary.
- For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; mainly; generally.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb focus
Mainly orchiefly ; for the mostpart ;usually ,generally , on the whole. - adverb obsolete To the greatest extent;
most .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in large part; mainly or chiefly
- adverb usually; as a rule
Etymologies
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Examples
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Partly because that's the establishment that babysits the Rams every week … but mostly because their playoff picture is * mostly* set. this week it's all about the AFC.
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It's very, very different, and Ground Zero is a phrase mostly used by people outside lower Manhattan.''
Some Seeking to Move Past 'Ground Zero' Devlin Barrett 2011
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I think it's a word mostly for disabled individuals to use.
Cory Silverberg: When it Comes to Sex, Are Your Sins Invalid? Cory Silverberg 2011
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I think it's a word mostly for disabled individuals to use.
Cory Silverberg: When it Comes to Sex, Are Your Sins Invalid? Cory Silverberg 2011
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Savvy users are renting games just after their release date and then buying the title mostly new at a discounted price.
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"Ethnic" at Bernie's mostly translates as "Italian," although the kitchen's repertoire does include a French Canadian classic, Meat Pie ($7.95).
Reader - MassLive.com Fran Bellamy 2010
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"Ethnic" at Bernie's mostly translates as "Italian," although the kitchen's repertoire does include a French Canadian classic, Meat Pie ($7.95).
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Detectives persisted in what one called mostly a "monologue" for about two hours and 45 minutes, until one asked Thompkins whether he believed in God.
Supreme Court: Suspects must invoke right to remain silent in interrogations 2010
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Detectives persisted in what one called mostly a "monologue" for about two hours and 45 minutes, until one asked Thompkins whether he believed in God.
Supreme Court: Suspects must invoke right to remain silent in interrogations 2010
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But detectives persisted in what one called mostly a “monologue” until asking Thompkins whether he believed in God.
Supreme Court in Miranda case: Suspect must invoke right 2010
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