mostly

adverb
/ˈməʊstli/

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

Example

“They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.”

Other meanings

To the greatest extent; most.

Synonyms

largely
for the most part

Example sentences

“That's probably mostly my anxiety.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I mostly need conversation practice.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “mostly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.