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
Scrabble Score: 11
mostly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmostly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mostly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary