predominantly

predominantly

English

Etymology

predominant +‎ -ly

Adverb

predominantly (comparative more predominantly, superlative most predominantly)

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

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

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 3:

     Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates […]

Usage notes

This adverb form of the adjective predominant is preferred over predominately (the adverb form of the adjective predominate), which is considered dated or non-standard.

Synonyms

• primarily, principally; see also Thesaurus:mostly or Thesaurus:usually

Translations

in a predominant manner

Catalan: predominantment (ca) Czech: převážně (cs) Finnish: lähinnä (fi), etupäässä, valtaosin, valtaosaltaan French: principalement (fr), majoritairement (fr), essentiellement (fr)

German: vorwiegend (de), überwiegend (de) Norwegian: Bokmål: overveiende Russian: преиму́щественно (ru) (preimúščestvenno)