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pri·mar·i·ly

primarily

 
pronunciation:
praI mer li
part of speech: adverb
definition: If you are primarily interested in video games, then video games are your biggest interest. You may be interested in other things, but you are much more interested in video games than other things. "Primarily" has a similar meaning to "mainly" or "mostly."
Mr. Martel speaks French, but at work he speaks primarily English.The Amazon River is located primarily in Brazil.Candy contains primarily sugar or other sweeteners.
synonyms:
chiefly, mainly, mostly
similar words:
especially, essentially, fundamentally, generally