About and Mostly

About

About adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: about as many women as men signed up for the course in auto repair

Mostly and about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mostly" instead an adverb "About".

Mostly

Mostly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: the weather this month has been mostly mild

About and mostly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About" instead an adverb "Mostly".

Nearby Word: most
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