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Many financial and industrial companies have been bailed out with the public's money, but very few of those who had run those companies have been punished for their failures. Yes, the top managers of those companies have lost their jobs - but with a fat pension and mostly with a handsome severance payment.
Ha-Joon Chang

Meaning of "mostly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOSTLY

mostly  [ˈməʊstlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOSTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mostly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MOSTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mostly in the English dictionary

The definition of mostly in the dictionary is almost entirely; chiefly. Other definition of mostly is on many or most occasions; usually.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOSTLY


beastly
ˈbiːstlɪ
costly
ˈkɒstlɪ
earnestly
ˈɜːnɪstlɪ
fastly
ˈfɑːstlɪ
firstly
ˈfɜːstlɪ
ghastly
ˈɡɑːstlɪ
ghostly
ˈɡəʊstlɪ
honestly
ˈɒnɪstlɪ
hostly
ˈhəʊstlɪ
justly
ˈdʒʌstlɪ
lastly
ˈlɑːstlɪ
manifestly
ˈmænɪfɛstlɪ
modestly
ˈmɒdɪstlɪ
Priestley
ˈpriːstlɪ
priestly
ˈpriːstlɪ
robustly
rəʊˈbʌstlɪ
steadfastly
ˈstɛdfɑːstlɪ
unghostly
ʌnˈɡəʊstlɪ
unjustly
ʌnˈdʒʌstlɪ
vastly
ˈvɑːstlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOSTLY

moss-grown
Mossad
mossback
mossbacked
mossbunker
mosser
Mossi
mossie
mossiness
mossland
mosslike
mosso
mossplant
mosstrooper
mossy
most
Most Honourable
Most Reverend
Mostaganem
mostwhat

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOSTLY

augustly
bristly
Christly
confestly
dishonestly
gristly
immodestly
moistly
overmodestly
soothfastly
stedfastly
thistly
uncostly
unpriestly
unsteadfastly
wistly

Synonyms and antonyms of mostly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOSTLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mostly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mostly

Translation of «mostly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOSTLY

Find out the translation of mostly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mostly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mostly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大部分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

principalmente
570 millions of speakers

English

mostly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज्यादातर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فِي الْأَغْلَبِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по большей части
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na maioria das vezes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

principalement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebanyakannya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

größtenteils
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

たいてい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대부분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biasane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hầu hết là
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரும்பாலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्यतः
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çoğunlukla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perlopiù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeważnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переважно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în mare parte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυρίως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meestal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mest
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

for det meste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mostly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOSTLY»

The term «mostly» is very widely used and occupies the 4.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOSTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mostly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mostly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mostly

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10 QUOTES WITH «MOSTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mostly.
1
Gary Allan
When my wife passed, I stopped doing interviews and I stopped doing meet-and-greets, mostly because I sort of became this suicide ambassador. Everybody wanted to tell me their story.
2
Laurie Halse Anderson
Kids are mostly very resilient.
3
Bille August
I was mostly interested in it as a theatrical film. Personally, I am not so interested in television, simply because I don't watch television myself. I'm into movies.
4
John Perry Barlow
The 'Total Information Awareness' project is truly diabolical - mostly because of the legal changes which have made it possible in the first place. As a consequence of the Patriot Act, government now has access to all sorts of private and commercial databases that were previously off limits.
5
Ambrose Bierce
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
6
Frank Black
I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get along with whatever record company you're dealing with. I don't want to be flaky. I don't want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
7
Sydney Brenner
Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not make for an easy passage in the real world.
8
Ha-Joon Chang
Many financial and industrial companies have been bailed out with the public's money, but very few of those who had run those companies have been punished for their failures. Yes, the top managers of those companies have lost their jobs - but with a fat pension and mostly with a handsome severance payment.
9
Roger Deakins
I've always been a fan of Westerns, but my favorite kind of Westerns mostly were Sam Peckinpah's Westerns, and they mainly took place in the West that was changing.
10
Peter DeFazio
Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOSTLY»

Discover the use of mostly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mostly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
This Land Was Made for You and Me (But Mostly Me): ...
These and dozens more of that new breed of swashbuckling post-millennial Midases dedicated to self-indulgent fun—whatever the cost in money, ecological mayhem, environmental devastation, and other such nuisances—are celebrated in This ...
Bruce McCall, David Letterman, 2013
2
Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion
The applied econometric methods emphasized in this book are easy to use and relevant for many areas of contemporary social science.
Joshua D. Angrist, Jörn-Steffen Pischke, 2008
3
Mostly Harmless
Looking forward to a quiet life, his plans are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There’s nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in their hands.
Douglas Adams, 2009
4
Mostly Bob
In this book version of a tribute letter the author wrote to his golden retriever, Bob, who passed away unexpectedly, the author tells the surprising story of how Bob was once a ferocious, abused, and untrusting dog named Red, and how he ...
Tom Corwin, 2005
5
Mostly Spain
Travels in Spain and The Netherlands, with side trips to Paris and Torino.
Charles Shere, 2007
6
Mostly Macro: A Guide to Healthy Cuisine for the ...
Now, Lisa Turner summarizes these principles and provides practical information on how to use natural ingredients to plan healthy meals.
Lisa Turner, 1995
7
Mostly Happy
This is the story of Bean's life, from her conception in the back seat of an off-duty cab to a bus-station phone booth in Cheyenne, Wyoming, thirty years later.
Pam Bustin, 2008
8
Cut Loose: (mostly) Older Women Talk about the End of ...
In unflinchingly honest and intelligent prose, mostly older women talk about the end of (mostly) long-term relationships, addressing the gamut of subjects related to the ending of their relationships and giving voice to what it means to be ...
Nan Bauer Maglin, 2006
9
Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball
In Mostly True, celebrated food critic and writer O'Neill tells the story of her quintessentially American family and the places where they come together -- around the table and on the ball field.
Molly O'Neill, 2006
10
Mostly Good Girls
Tonight, for a change, Mr. Putnam joined us for dinner, though I barely noticed his presence, as he mostly sat silently, still in his business suit, drinking bottle after bottle of Sam Adams. The dinnertime conversation raged on around him. “Honey  ...
Leila Sales, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOSTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mostly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Partly cloudy tonight; mostly sunny and beautiful Thursday and …
The temperature at 3 p.m. was 77 with mostly cloudy skies at Akron-Canton Regional Airport and 75 with mostly cloudy skies at Akron Fulton ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
2
COE premiums close mostly lower in latest bidding exercise
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed mostly lower in nearly all categories in the latest bidding exercise which closed ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
3
Wednesday weather: Mostly sunny, temperatures in the high 70s
Wednesday will be mostly sunny throughout the mid-valley, forecasters say, with temperatures in the high 70s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy. «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»
4
July 22 Exact Weather Forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy conditions …
Partly to mostly cloudy, hot and humid day with afternoon highs in the low to upper 90s. Heat index 100 to 107 degrees. Expect late morning to ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
5
155 illegal aliens, mostly Chinese, face deportation
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities said Wednesday that 155 foreigners, mostly Chinese, face deportation after being arrested ... «Manila Bulletin, Jul 15»
6
MLBPAA announces “Heart and Hustle” award, given mostly to …
Today the MLB Players Alumni Assocation announced its annual “Heart and Hustle Award” given to one player from each team “who ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
7
Mostly sunny today with a high near 82 degrees
Thursday will be mostly sunny with a high near 83 degrees. Thursday night will be mostly clear with a low around 64 degrees. Copyright 2015 ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
8
Mostly Mozart Festival and the Knights Feature Don Quixote
As usual, the Mostly Mozart Festival kicks off with Louis Langrée conducting the festival orchestra in an all-Mozart program on Tuesday. «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Warm and mostly sunny into next week
THIS MORNING: It's mild and mostly clear, temperature in the upper 60s to low 70s. There have been some showers and storms in the far ... «MYfoxLUBBOCK.COM, Jul 15»
10
Asian markets mostly mixed, Nikkei boosted on weaker yen
FXStreet (Mumbai) - Asian markets traded mostly mixed on Thursday, with Japan holding gains as the weaker yen supported exporters' stocks, ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»

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