adverb

predominantly

prih-DO-mih-nuhnt-lee

adverb

Mostly or mainly; more than anything else.

"The neighborhood is predominantly residential, with just a few shops scattered around."

How to Use Predominantly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishFor the most part — used when one thing clearly outweighs the rest.

Common pairings

predominantly made up of predominantly rural predominantly English-speaking

more predominantly comparative, most predominantly superlative

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The neighborhood is _____ residential, with just a few shops scattered around.

From predominant plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

instantly elegantly valiantly blatantly distantly abundantly constantly pleasantly importantly reluctantly incessantly brilliantly