almostly

Yola

Etymology

Derived from Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”). Morphologically, from al (“all”) +‎ most +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmɔːstliː/

Adverb

almostly

1. mostly, almost

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22