Perpetual vs Mostly - What's the difference?
perpetual | mostly |
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time
Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
Continuing uninterrupted
Flowering throughout the growing season
* By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.
* The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.
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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 an adjective perpetual
is lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.As an adverb mostly is
mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.perpetual
English
Alternative forms
* perpetuall (obsolete)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* perpetual motionReferences
mostly
English
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 [...]!
