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Answer for the clue "By and large ", 6 letters:
mostly
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ I took a tramcar a second time; when it stopped I saw a long queue of mostly Black men. ▪ The criminal trial jury was mostly black . ▪ The clientele was elegant and mostly black , men in beautifully tailored ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mostly \Most"ly\, adv. For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main.
Usage examples of mostly.
But beyond Beneventum they had mostly to avail themselves of inns, none of which, Julia now realized, could have accommodated them in their old state.
In a time like ours, when we are primarily concerned with the practical application of scientific discoveries, we are mostly accustomed to regard such flights of thought from a past age as nothing but the unessential accompaniment of youthful, immature science, and to smile at them accordingly as historical curiosities.
Log-wood ink marks are mostly reddened by oxalic acid, and alizarin marks become bluish, but aniline inks are unaffected.
U-boats and light surface vessels tried to attack, though with little success, but sea mines, which were mostly laid by aircraft, took a serious toll of Allied shipping and delayed our build-up.
This archive is mostly odds and ends collected later by the Turks as they were gradually beaten back from the edges of their empire.
That kind of thing, mostly, but sometimes the terrorists come up with something really nasty, like the grenade that killed a dozen people in the Crown Center Arcology in Kansas.
Considering what they shall mostly do here, it would be better for them mentally as well as physically if they arrived naked, ready for their very different new life.
The minerals contained in the food are mostly compounds and the digestive process renders these into assimilable factors.
It is mostly the result of spiritual influence of the assimilating group on the newcomers, which is natural and complete when there are no strong barriers between the groups.
It was clear that this was where the ambusher had been living, and it took only a few minutes to see that there was a good supply of food, although mostly just coffee, flour, and dried beans.
He was a foot baller played for Mother well, in the reserves mostly, unless they had a lot of injuries.
Seafood in Australia mostly seems to consist of barramundi, Morton Bay bugs, and everything else.
The same bartender was behind the bar and mostly the same customers were scattered about the room, though this time around Bludgeon was absent.
So they went bedward, and Ralph slept dreamlessly, as was mostly his wont.
The preservatives mostly used are the bisulphites of lime and potash, and these, when employed in small quantities, are generally held to be harmless.