for the greatest part

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

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The result of your husband's undertaking will depend for the greatest part on you.

From The Home by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)

They contain, for the greatest part, not more than ten to twenty huts of an extremely miserable appearance.

From The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery by Notovitch, Nicolas

I sat up for the greatest part of several nights successively, and, before he suspected that his treatise was discovered, had completely mastered it.

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)

When the monarch of Scotland sprung this strong covey of his favourite game, they afforded the Privy Council and him sport for the greatest part of the remaining winter.

From Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Scott, Walter, Sir

The hair, for the greatest part is straight, though in some frizzling; and though its natural colour be commonly black, it is stained, as at the Friendly and other islands.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

for the greatest part

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