1.
[syn: predominantly, preponderantly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Preponderant \Pre*pon"der*ant\, a. [L. praeponderans, -antis:
cf. F. pr['e]pond['e]rant. See Preponderate.]
Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; -- used literally
and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant
importance. -- Pre*pon"der*ant*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
preponderantly
adv 1: much greater in number or influence; "the patients are
predominantly indigenous" [syn: predominantly,
preponderantly]