Mostly

Word MOSTLY
Character 6
Hyphenation most ly
Pronunciations /ˈməʊstli/

Definitions and meanings of "Mostly"

What do we mean by mostly?

For the greatest part; mainly. adverb

Generally; usually. adverb

For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; mainly; generally.

For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main. adverb

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. adverb

To the greatest extent; most. adverb

In large part; mainly or chiefly adverb

Usually; as a rule adverb

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

To the greatest extent; most.

Adverb: - to describe an act or situation as occuring in a humourous way/fashion; always used in pairs. Urban Dictionary

Mostly (adj.) - Combination of the words "most" and "likely" which describes a situation that happens more often than not, or occurring greater than 50% of the time. *Note - when followed by the word peaceful and used by the media this word means the polar opposite in an attempt to mask the inherently violent nature of a person or riot. Urban Dictionary

A word used to describe something that is typically true, but not always. Urban Dictionary

A word That is a mix of most and likely. So most likely. Urban Dictionary

You can have kids being shot, buildings being burned down, dozens of street brawls, armed militias with the intent of stealing money and looting from your local Walmart. which is burning to the ground, and have the entitled puddles of piss from any news program call the event "mostly peaceful". Urban Dictionary

Mostly peaceful (adj.) - A description use to muddle the purpose, truth, or intent of a person, group, or event Involving extreme violence, looting, destruction of property, or arson. This description is typically used in politically charged discussion, and its use diminishes the truth of the statement while not technically being a lie. Urban Dictionary

The current (in some dimensions) passage in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which relates to the planet Earth. (The one you are on now, unless otherwise). Urban Dictionary

A type of leg-ware, similar to Capri pants, but worn by males. They are longer than shorts, but shorter than regular pants, usually falling about 3/4 the length of the leg. Urban Dictionary

The state between dead and almost dead. Symptoms include not being able to move, or speak (other than to groan "true love") and not breathing very much. Can be cured by chocolate coated magic pills of unknown origin, administered by those handy dandy wizards and their wives who usually frequent the forests around fairy tale castles. Urban Dictionary

Hanging out with Mostly or another important member of an organization. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mostly

The word "mostly" in example sentences

Partly because that's the establishment that babysits the Rams every week … but mostly because their playoff picture is * mostly* set. this week it's all about the AFC. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think it's a word mostly for disabled individuals to use. ❋ Cory Silverberg (2011)

It's very, very different, and Ground Zero is a phrase mostly used by people outside lower Manhattan.'' ❋ Devlin Barrett (2011)

Savvy users are renting games just after their release date and then buying the title mostly new at a discounted price. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Ethnic" at Bernie's mostly translates as "Italian," although the kitchen's repertoire does include a French Canadian classic, Meat Pie ($7.95). ❋ Fran Bellamy (2010)

Detectives persisted in what one called mostly a "monologue" for about two hours and 45 minutes, until one asked Thompkins whether he believed in God. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But detectives persisted in what one called mostly a “monologue” until asking Thompkins whether he believed in God. ❋ Unknown (2010)

New York Times restaurant critic Sam Sifton writes today on what he describes as the mostly-in-New-York phenomenon of the restaurant Thanksgiving, which can actually be the biggest day of the year for those the city's restaurants that choose to be open. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

This mostly is a summarization of Denton's argument. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mr. Gourevitch said that he was committed to publishing both fiction and poetry, and that, in fact, he has no intention of creating an American Granta, which he described as mostly nonfiction, with no poetry-and "we are not going to go there." ❋ Unknown (2005)

I had the privilege of contributing to the commentary track of DIABOLIK with its star John Phillip Law, but I include this title mostly for restoring and presenting the most complete and ideal version of the film ever released -- and Steve Bissette's interview tying DIABOLIK into the history of comics and comic adaptations to film is superb. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Junúd," a term mostly applied to regular troops under the Government, as opposed to soldiers who took service with the Amirs or great barons -- a state of things still enduring in non-British India. ❋ Anonymous (1855)

They mostly [come] [at night], mostly. You mostly [suck balls], mostly. ❋ Jondos (2004)

Did you hear about the [mostly peaceful protest]? [ony] 15 people killed, [115] injured, and 36 buildings burned to the ground. ❋ $lapaho (2021)

"He plays it from the outside, mostly." "The police mostly just [hassle] us for [a cut]." "The [Reverend] just eats hamburgers, mostly." ❋ Uptown Panda (2010)

It’s a word that is used when people want to [speak] or type . Mostly is like a [blend] of most and [likely]. ❋ On (2020)

" It's actually more similar to a festival of love here in [the CHAZ] zone, these [mostly peaceful] protests are doing [a great job] so far!" ❋ They Don't Want Kanye To Kanye (2020)

"They say [Kim Jong-Un] is a bad guy, but I don't believe it. If he eats for 4 hours a day, sleeps for 8, and enriches [uranium] for another 4, that only leaves 8 hours a day to "[terminate with extreme prejudice]" any threat, enemy, or family member." "I get it now.....so that's less than 50% a day of murder, so it would be well above the threshold of "mostly peaceful." ❋ $lapaho (2021)

"They updated the [entry]..." "What to?" "[Mostly Harmless]." ❋ KinGAleX (2005)

[I see] [Justin] is once again [wearing] his mostly-pants. ❋ Skitch75 (2011)

Well it [just so] [happens] that your friend here, is only [mostly dead]... ❋ ZandoBob (2018)

[Thatguy]: Hey guys whatsup? 2Sniperpdaman: Man forget this I'm gonna go to advisor private channel in [ventrilo] and "[kick it with Mostly]". ❋ Blindsfell (2008)

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