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MOSTLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In large part; mainly or chiefly
Example:
These accounts are largely inactive
Synonyms:
for the most part; largely; mostly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
most (the superlative of 'much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by 'the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Usually; as a rule
Example:
by and large it doesn't rain much here
Synonyms:
by and large; generally; more often than not; mostly
Classified under:
Context examples:
'The reactions resulted mostly in strings that were closer to today's actual proteins and less in chains that included non-biological amino acids.
(Pre-life building blocks spontaneously align in evolutionary experiment, National Science Foundation)
This rare cancer, which most often affects children, forms in soft tissue, mostly skeletal muscle tissue, and sometimes in hollow organs like the bladder or uterus.
(New Genes Found Responsible for Regulating Muscle Cells, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This product is mostly used as a tonic.
(Chamaelirium luteum Root, NCI Thesaurus)
Transcription factors are also mostly expressed at different times depending on the developmental stage and other conditions.
(Expanding Our Understanding of Genomics, NIH)
A family of actin and calcium binding proteins found mostly in smooth muscle-containing tissues.
(Calponin, NCI Thesaurus)
The drug action is mostly topical/local.
(Auricular Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
As a comparison, a typical terrestrial forest stores about 30,000 metric tons per square kilometer, mostly in the form of wood.
(Sharks, the seagrass protectors, National Science Foundation)
Scientists mostly study modern virus strains and we have mainly been in the dark regarding ancient sequences – until now.
(Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons, University of Cambridge)
The look and behaviour of everybody they had seen were discussed, except of the person who had mostly engaged their attention.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
An organizational header for concepts representing mostly abstract entities.
(Conceptual Entity, NCI Thesaurus)
