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Definition of Primarily

1. Adverb. For the most part. "He is mainly interested in butterflies"

2. Adverb. Of primary import. "It was in the first place a local matter"

Definition of Primarily

1. adv. In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place; in the first intention; originally.

Definition of Primarily

1. Adverb. (context: focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Primarily

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primarily

primage primages primal primal cut primal horde primal hordes primal scene primal scream primal screams primal therapy

primalities primality primally primaquine primaries primarily (current term) primariness primary primary(a) primary alcohol

primary alcohols primary amenorrhea primary amine primary amines primary atypical pneumonia primary care primary care physician primary cell primary cell wall primary censorship

Literary usage of Primarily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"In the second degree ; in the second order; not primarily ; not originally; ... These atoms make the wind primarily tend downwards, though other accidental ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"That this is primarily due to the action of light is proved by the fact that cave animals, or those living in darkness, are white or bleached out, ..."

3. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1872)
"Laughter primarily the expression of joy — Ludicrous ideas — Movements of the ... Laughter seems primarily to be the expression of mere joy or happiness. ..."

4. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1913)
"Laughter primarily the expression of joy—Ludicrous ideas —Movements of the ... Laughter seems primarily to be the expression of mere joy or happiness. ..."

5. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1886)
"Laughter primarily the expression of joy — Ludicrous ideas — Movements of the ... Laughter seems primarily to be the expression of mere joy or happiness. ..."

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