"mostly" meaning in English

See mostly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: mostly
Etymology: mostly < most + -ly
  1. κατά βάση, κατά κανόνα, ως επί το πλείστον
    Sense id: el-mostly-en-adv-XF5~t8QA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ly (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "most",
      "most#Αγγλικά (en)"
    ],
    [
      "-ly",
      "-ly#Αγγλικά (en)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "mostly < most + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mostly",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The medicine was mostly sugar and water.",
          "translation": "Το φάρμακο ήταν κατά βάση ζάχαρη και νερό."
        },
        {
          "text": "I’m mostly home on Sundays.",
          "translation": "Είμαι κατά κανόνα σπίτι τις Κυριακές."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κατά βάση, κατά κανόνα, ως επί το πλείστον"
      ],
      "id": "el-mostly-en-adv-XF5~t8QA"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mostly"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ly (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "most",
      "most#Αγγλικά (en)"
    ],
    [
      "-ly",
      "-ly#Αγγλικά (en)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "mostly < most + -ly",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mostly",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The medicine was mostly sugar and water.",
          "translation": "Το φάρμακο ήταν κατά βάση ζάχαρη και νερό."
        },
        {
          "text": "I’m mostly home on Sundays.",
          "translation": "Είμαι κατά κανόνα σπίτι τις Κυριακές."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "κατά βάση, κατά κανόνα, ως επί το πλείστον"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mostly"
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