mainly
- chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- Obsolete. greatly; mightily; abundantly.
Origin of mainly
Related Words for mainly
principally, chiefly, primarily, essentially, generally, largely, mostly, overall, substantially, usually, predominantlyExamples from the Web for mainly
Contemporary Examples of mainly
Atefeh says the participants in the underground classes she attends are mainly young women.
Cricket is a sport enjoyed by hundreds of millions around the globe, mainly in former British colonies.
It would transport bitumen and liquefied natural gas drawn from the tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast, mainly in Texas.
At the end of the day, however, both have been mainly self-protective powers.
But the other couples are mainly devout Catholics who toe the party line when it comes to birth control and divorce.
Historical Examples of mainly
Opera at both houses had been killed, mainly by the folly of party strife.
HandelEdward J. Dent
Mainly we laid on our backs and talked; we didn't want to go to sleep.
Tom Sawyer AbroadMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
If it was mainly invented by Wheatstone, it was chiefly introduced by Cooke.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
That is mainly why I wished to see you—to say good-by, for the time.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
The New Englanders were mainly farmers, hunters, and fishermen.
The Nation in a NutshellGeorge Makepeace Towle
mainly
- for the most part; to the greatest extent; principally
- obsolete strongly; very much