Question

What is the difference of ALMOST, MOST and MOSTLY?

Answer 1

almost = nearly is an adverb "I was almost awake when he came in° most forms the superlative; means very and in some cases is almost: "most everyone agrees" mostly: adverb means largely or generally

Answer 2

Take the following examples, 1, San Francisco's most booked restaurants 2, San Francisco's almost booked restaurants 3, San Francisco's mostly booked restaurants. Now, the first phrase conveys a statistical result , the second implies that those restaurants are not booked , whilst the third suggests that the restaurants are in the process of being booked, and the process is nearly finished.