mostly UK /ˈməʊstli/US /ˈmoʊstli/ adverb3 •mainly, or usuallyThey're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes. •(India, nonstandard) Synonym of probably, likely. •(no longer used) To the greatest extent; most.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 [...]! — 1803