Mostly vs Rarely - What's the difference?
mostly | rarely |
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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Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
Unusually well; excellently.
To a rare degree; very.
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As adverbs the difference between mostly and rarely
is that mostly is mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole while rarely is not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.mostly
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Alternative forms
* mostlie (obsolete) * moastly (obsolete)Adverb
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- 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 [...]!
Synonyms
* (mainly or chiefly) by and large, in the main, more often than notrarely
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Adverb
(en adverb)- We rarely go to the theatre.
- Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river.
- others speake very honourably of his life and death, and in all other circumstances declare him to have beene a most excellent and rarely virtuous man.