Meaning & use
mostly
For the most part; in most cases or to the greatest extent.
See it in a sentence
The audience was mostly teenagers, though a few parents had come along too.
I mostly work from home now, except for one meeting downtown each week.
A note on using this word
Mostly typically comes before the word it modifies and softens a statement that is true in most, but not all, cases.
Words with a similar meaning
mainlylargely
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