What is the Latin word for mostly?

The usual Latin words for “mostly” are plērumque, multum, vulgus; also ferus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mostly” in Latin

plērumquethe greatest part, the greater part multummuch; very much, a lot; very vulgusthe common people; the public; throng, crowd feruswild, savage, fierce, cruel; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed, rough

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mostly

For the most part, maximam partem; maxima ex parte.

Most frequently, generally, plerumque (opposed to semper): plurimum; vulgo (with reference to a number of subjects, by which a thing is done or in which it has place); fere (commonly).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mostly?: The usual Latin words for “mostly” are plērumque, multum, vulgus; also ferus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.