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View synonyms for primarily

primarily

[ prahy-mair-uh-lee, -mer-, prahy-mer-uh-lee, -mer-uh- ]

adverb

  1. essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally:

    They live primarily from farming.

  2. in the first instance; at first; originally:

    Primarily a doctor, he later became a lawyer.



primarily

/ ˈpraɪmərəlɪ /

adverb

  1. principally; chiefly; mainly
  2. at first; originally


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Word History and Origins

Origin of primarily1

First recorded in 1610–20; primary + -ly

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Example Sentences

Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, primarily produces petroleum.

Human trafficking was once a crime associated primarily with a range of small to large crime groups.

The caller mentioned my work, which focused primarily on consumer products, mobile apps, emerging start-ups, and web trends.

This has long stopped being primarily about the death of an unarmed young black man in St. Louis.

Primarily because the way most of us in the west and Anglophile world view the history of the Great War is from the winning side.

This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.

But it may be primarily laid hold upon in some instances in the formal performance of that exercise.

The power to expel members is incident to every society or association unless organized primarily for gain.

It is not usual to find gonococci when many other bacteria are present, even though the pus is primarily of gonorrheal origin.

The Appalachian Ridge consists primarily of a narrow strip of land thirty-five to one hundred miles wide.

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