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generally
/xxx
Adverb, Adverb
more often than not
//x//
Phrase, Adverb
mostly
/x
Adverb, Adverb
for the most part
/x//
Phrase, Adverb
basically
/xx
Adverb
as a rule
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
largely
/x
Adverb
mainly
/x
Adverb
in general
x/xx
Phrase, Adverb
overall
/xx
Adjective
roundly
/x
Adverb
commonly
/xx
Adverb
most of the time
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
overwhelmingly
xx/xx
Adverb
all in all
/x/
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
all things considered
//x/x
Phrase, Adverb
chiefly
/x
Adverb
widely
/x
Adverb
generally speaking
/xxx/x
Phrase, Adverb
predominantly
x/xxx
Adverb
usually
/xxx
Adverb
ordinarily
xx/xx
Adverb
pretty much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
first and foremost
///x
Phrase, Adverb
all the time
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
oftentimes
/xx
Noun
predominately
x/xxx
Adverb
normally
/xx
Adverb
typically
/xx
Adverb
far and away
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
substantially
x/xx
Adverb
universally
xx/xx
Adverb
broadly
/x
Adverb
altogether
xx/x
Adverb
especially
x/x
Adverb
practically
/xx
Adverb
popularly
/xxx
Adverb
namely
/x
Adverb
more or less
///
Phrase, Adverb
in effect
xx/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
conventionally
x/xxx
Adverb
fairly
/x
Adverb
essentially
x/xx
Adverb
in a nutshell
xx/x
Phrase, Adverb
otherwise
/xx
Adverb
particularly
x/xxx
Adverb
sort of
//
Phrase, Adverb
all the same
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
generically
x/xx
Adverb
withal
xx
Noun
rather
/x
Adverb
in particular
xx/xx
Phrase, Adverb
notably
/xx
Adverb
all but
//
Phrase, Adverb
regularly
/xxx
Adverb
fully
/x
Adverb
just
/
Adverb
most
/
Adjective
nine times out of ten
/////
Phrase, Adverb
some
/
Adverb
purely
/x
Adverb
customarily
xx/xx
Adverb
relatively
/xxx
Adverb
whole
/
Noun
however
x/x
Adverb
vaguely
/x
Adverb
worlds
/
Noun
strictly
/x
Adverb
extensive
x/x
Adjective
stereotypically
xxx/xxx
Adverb
not least
//
Phrase, Adverb
out and away
//x/
Phrase, Adverb
barely
/x
Adverb
properly
/xx
Adverb
simply
/x
Adverb
variably
/xxx
Adverb
also
/x
Adverb
in no small measure
x///x
Phrase, Adverb
abstractly
x/x
Adverb
in its entirety
x///xx
Phrase, Adverb
primarily
x/xx
Adverb
kinda
/x
Noun
characteristically
xxx/xx
Adverb
heavily
/xx
Adverb
partly
/x
Adverb
vastly
/x
Adverb
so much as
///
Phrase, Adverb
ideally
x/x
Adverb
alternately
/xxx
Adverb
nominally
/xxx
Adverb
only too
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
loosely
/x
Adverb
merely
/x
Adverb
plainly
/x
Adverb
somewhat
//
Adverb
in brief
x/
Phrase, Adverb
just the same
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
first and last
///
Phrase, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
statistically
x/xxx
Adverb
all out
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
besides
x/
Adverb
right
/
Noun
preferentially
xx/xx
Adverb
regionally
/xxx
Adverb
all of a sudden
//x/x
Phrase, Adverb
comparatively
x/xxx
Adverb
solely
/xx
Adverb
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
virtually
/xxx
Adverb
morally
/xx
Adverb
be that as it may
/////
Phrase
just about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
only
/x
Adverb
conversely
/xx
Adverb
likewise
/x
Adverb
often
/x
Adverb
admittedly
x/xx
Adverb
abundance
x/x
Noun
abundant
x/x
Adjective
accounts
x/
Noun
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
adult
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ambitious
x/x
Adjective
ample
/x
Adjective
appreciable
x/xx
Adjective
arable
/xx
Adjective
astronomical
xx/xx
Adjective
auto
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
avid
/x
Adjective
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
banner
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
basic
/x
Adjective, Noun
bombastic
x/x
Adjective
bona
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
bottlenose
/xx
Noun
bouncy
/x
Adjective
brett
/
Name
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bulky
/x
Adjective
bushy
/x
Adjective, Noun
capacious
x/x
Adjective
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chubby
/x
Adjective, Noun
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
coarse
/
Adjective
coast
/
Noun, Verb
colossal
x/x
Adjective
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concerts
/x
Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
consistent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
conspicuous
x/xx
Adjective
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
corpulent
/xx
Adjective
cosmic
/x
Adjective
crested
/x
Adjective, Name
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
crowded
/x
Adjective
crucial
/x
Adjective
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
daunting
/x
Adjective, Noun
dawg
/
Noun
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dense
/
Adjective, Noun
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
diverse
x/
Adjective, Adverb
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
drastic
/x
Adjective, Noun
edible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
elephant
/xx
Noun
elephantine
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
enlarged
x/
Adjective
enormous
x/x
Adjective
ensemble
x/x
Noun, Verb
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
epic
/x
Noun, Adjective
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
excessive
x/x
Adjective
expanded
x/x
Adjective
expansive
x/x
Adjective
expectant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
extremely
x/x
Adverb
famous
/x
Adjective, Verb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fatty
/x
Noun, Adjective
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
fixed
/
Adjective
flabby
/x
Adjective
formidable
/xxx
Adjective
fort
/
Noun, Verb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freedom
/x
Noun
frequent
/x
Adjective, Verb
fugitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
galactic
x/x
Adjective, Name
gargantuan
x/xx
Adjective
general
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
generous
/xx
Adjective
getaway
/xx
Noun, Adjective
giant
/x
Adjective, Noun
gigantic
x/x
Adjective
gomer
/x
Name
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
gran
/
Noun
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
grandees
//
Noun
grandi
/x
Name
grandiose
xx/
Adjective
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gravid
xx
Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
greatly
/x
Adverb
gros
/
Adverb
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
grown
/
Adjective
harbin
/x
Name
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
heavyweight
/xx
Adjective, Noun
hefty
/x
Adjective, Noun
heightened
/x
Adjective
heroic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highly
/x
Adverb
huge
/
Adjective
hulking
/x
Adjective, Noun
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immense
x/
Adjective, Noun
importance
x/x
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
importantly
x/xx
Adverb
imposing
x/x
Adjective
impressive
x/x
Adjective
inclusive
x/x
Adjective
increased
x/
Adjective
indefinite
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
integer
/xx
Noun
intense
x/
Adjective
intensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
joint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
jumbo
/x
Adjective, Noun
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
lakes
/
Noun
largeness
/x
Noun
largo
/x
Name, Adjective
leading
/x
Adjective, Noun
leak
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
leakage
/x
Noun
lengthy
/x
Adjective
likely
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lofty
/x
Adjective, Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb