mainly

UK/ˈmeɪnli/ US/ˈmeɪnli/ fairly common

adverb

for the most part

“he is mainly interested in butterflies”

Synonyms

chiefly
principally
primarily
in the main

Origin

From Middle English maynly; equivalent to main + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

primary
chief

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