adv

largely

LAHJ-lee

adv

Mostly or mainly.

"The delay was largely due to bad weather."

"The audience was largely made up of students."

How to Use Largely

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo a great extent — used to say something is mostly, but not entirely, true.

Common pairings

largely due to largely unknown largely because

largelier comparative, more largely comparative, largeliest superlative, most largely superlative

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The delay was _____ due to bad weather.

From "large" plus the adverb-forming suffix "-ly."

for the most part in the main

usually mostly chiefly

Ely rely Neely comely lonely timely lovely homely widely lively lately rarely

for the most part in the main usually mostly chiefly