largely

[lahrj-lee] / ˈlɑrdʒ li /

ADVERB

to a great extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadly chiefly generally mostly predominantly principally widely

WEAK

abundantly as a rule by and large commodiously comprehensively considerably copiously expansively extensively extravagantly generously grandly immoderately imposingly in a big way in a grand manner lavishly liberally magnificently mainly on a large scale overall primarily prodigally prodigiously voluminously

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The first episode of Saturday Night Live UK has hit our screens - 50 years after the US original - and largely got a warm welcome from critics, but it failed to raise a smile with some.

From BBC

The group is largely funded by foreign donors.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was largely driven by the removal and retention of dissolved inorganic carbon below the surface.

From Science Daily

This suggests that farming was largely adopted by local populations rather than introduced by large incoming groups.

From Science Daily

A comet's brightness is largely due to sunlight reflecting off dust particles.

From Science Daily

largely

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