mostly

adv.

1. For the greatest part; mainly.
2. Generally; usually.

adv

Definition: generally
Antonyms: rarely

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IN BRIEF: adv. - In large part; Usually.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words. — George Eliot

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in large part; mainly or chiefly
  Synonyms: largely, for the most part
  Derived from adjective: most (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: usually; as a rule
  Synonyms: by and large, generally, more often than not

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - for størstedelen, oftest

Nederlands (Dutch)
grotendeels, meestal

Français (French)
adv. - pour la plupart, principalement, en majorité, le plus souvent, la plupart du temps

Deutsch (German)
adv. - hauptsächlich, meistens

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - επί/κατά το πλείστον, κατά κανόνα, κυρίως, συνήθως

Italiano (Italian)
in gran parte, per lo più

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - principalmente

Русский (Russian)
главным образом, обычно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - principalmente, sobre todo, la mayoría de las veces, casi siempre, generalmente, en su mayor parte

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - mest, vanligen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
主要地, 通常, 大部分

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 主要地, 通常, 大部分

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 대부분의, 거의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - たいてい, 大部分は, 主に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) على الأغلب, على الأرجح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮ברוב המקרים, בעיקר‬

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