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mostly
adverb
mainly
or
for
the
most
part
;
chiefly
•
The
crowd
at
the
concert
was
mostly
teenagers
.
The
crowd
at
the
concert
was
mostly
teenagers
.
•
Our
family
meals
are
mostly
vegetables
and
grilled
fish
.
Our
family
meals
are
mostly
vegetables
and
grilled
fish
.
Formed
from
“
most
”
+
“
-ly
”
in
Middle
English
,
meaning
“
in
the
greatest
part
.”
adverb
usually
or
most
of
the
time
•
I
mostly
walk
to
work
instead
of
taking
the
bus
.
I
mostly
walk
to
work
instead
of
taking
the
bus
.
•
She
mostly
studies
in
the
evening
after
dinner
.
She
mostly
studies
in
the
evening
after
dinner
.
Same
origin
as
sense
1
,
but
its
use
to
mean
“
usually
”
developed
in
the
17th
century
.
