predominantly

C1
US /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/
adv Freq #32587

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    much greater in number or influence

    the patients are predominantly indigenous

  2. 2
    adv

    In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

    The membership is predominantly elderly, as 90% are over age 60.

Etymology

From predominant + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · much greater in number or... preponderantly
2 adv · in a predominant manner.... mostlyprimarilyprincipallyusually

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