Essentially vs Mostly - What's the difference?
essentially | mostly |
In an essential manner; in essence.
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Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
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, title= (obsolete) To the greatest extent; most.
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As adverbs the difference between essentially and mostly
is that essentially is in an essential manner; in essence while mostly is mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.essentially
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Adverb
(en adverb)citation, passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}
Synonyms
* actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantiallymostly
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Alternative forms
* mostlie (obsolete) * moastly (obsolete)Adverb
(-)A punch in the gut, passage=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 [...]!