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/ˈməʊstli/ · adverb
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole..
They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
She was to be their chosen visitor, she was to be for weeks under the same roof with the person whose society she mostly prized [...]!
Use mostly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mostly means Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole..
Common synonyms include by and large, in the main, more often than not, largely.
Possible antonyms include almost, slightly.
They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
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