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largely

adverb
LARJ-lee/ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.li/UKLAHJ-lee/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ.li/

3 meanings of largely

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  1. 1
    mostlyadverb
    Mostly, or for the greatest part of something.

    Like saying "almost all of it" without claiming every last bit.

    The team's success was largely due to careful planning.

    Her choice was largely based on what she could afford.

    UsagePut it just before the part it is about: largely due to, largely based on.

    Similarmainly, mostly, chiefly, primarily, predominantly

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  2. 2
    generouslyadverbdated
    In a big way, over a wide area or in large amounts.
    Usually there was a jug of one or other decoction standing on the hob, from which he drank largely. "Grand!" he said, smacking his lips after wormwood. "Grand!" And he exhorted the children to try.
    1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers
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  3. 3
    adverbrare
    Fully, or with a great deal of detail.
    It ill beseemes a knight of gentle sort, / Such as ye haue him boasted, to beguile / A simple mayd, and worke so haynous tort, / In shame of knighthood, as I largely can report.
    1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie QueeneHere, largely means fully and in great detail.
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Origin

It comes from the word "large" plus the ending "-ly."

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact