mainly
chiefly; for the most part.
Other meanings
Forcefully, vigorously.
Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
Synonyms
- chiefly
- principally
- primarily
- in the main
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "maynly".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mainly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.