Largely
Largely means ‘almost completely’: The downturn in the economy in the 1970s was largely due to oil prices.
Warning:
We don’t use largely to mean ‘enormously’, ‘greatly’ or ‘significantly’: Traffic flows in the city centre have been greatly improved by the opening of the new ring road.
Not: … have been largely improved …
We don’t use largely to mean ‘widely’ or ‘by many people’: This issue has been widely debated in recent years.
Not: … has been largely debated …
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