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Definition of mostly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mostly

adverb
 
/ˈməʊstli/
 
/ˈməʊstli/
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  1. mainly; generally
    • The sauce is mostly cream.
    • We're mostly out on Sundays.
    • Revenue grew by 18 per cent, mostly due to the opening of 33 new stores.
    • The paintings consist mostly of still lifes.
    Extra Examples
    • Disposal of hazardous waste is mostly handled by the public sector.
    • Here the vines are mostly grown at below 100 metres above sea level.
    • Mostly he eats in a restaurant.
    • People mostly grew their own vegetables.
    • She mostly calls me by my last name.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMostly is used with these adjectives:
    • cloudy
    • composed
    • concentrated
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