Definition of MOSTLY

mostly

Adverb

  • For the most part; chiefly or mainly.
  • in large part; mainly or chiefly
  • usually; as a rule

Adv

  • Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
  • To the greatest extent; most.

Examples

  • His strategy for Words With Friends was MOSTLY focused on accumulating small, consistent scores.
  • They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.

Origin / Etymology

From most + -ly.

Synonyms

by and large, for the most part, generally, largely, more often than not, all in all, all things considered, altogether, as a rule, basically, chiefly, feckly, in the main, mainly, mostly, on the whole, overall, predominantly, pretty well, primarily, principally

Antonyms

almost, slightly

Scrabble Score: 11

mostly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mostly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mostly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

mostly: valid Words With Friends Word