'Mainly' definitions:
Definition of 'mainly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
For the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main]
Definition of 'Mainly'
From: GCIDE
- Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main strong. See Main strength.] Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] --Bacon. Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mainly'
From: GCIDE
- Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main principal, chief.] Principally; chiefly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mainly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a fortiori,
- ab initio,
- ab ovo,
- aborigine,
- above all,
- all in all,
- all the more,
- all things considered,
- almost entirely,
- altogether,
- approximately,
- as a rule,
- as a whole,
- as an approximation,
- as per usual,
- as things go,
- as usual,
- at bottom,
- at first,
- at large,
- at the start,
- before everything,
- broadly,
- broadly speaking,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- commonly,
- customarily,
- dominantly,
- effectively,
- effectually,
- especially,
- essentially,
- even,
- ever so,
- first,
- first and foremost,
- first of all,
- first thing,
- firstly,
- from the beginning,
- generally,
- generally speaking,
- habitually,
- in chief,
- in general,
- in the beginning,
- in the main,
- indeed,
- initially,
- largely,
- more than ever,
- most often,
- mostly,
- naturally,
- never so,
- no end,
- normally,
- normatively,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- ordinarily,
- originally,
- overall,
- particularly,
- peculiarly,
- predominantly,
- prescriptively,
- prevailingly,
- primarily,
- primo,
- principally,
- regularly,
- roughly,
- roughly speaking,
- routinely,
- speaking generally,
- still more,
- substantially,
- to be expected,
- usually,
- virtually,
- yea
Words containing 'Mainly'
- For the main,
- In the main,
- Main,
- Maine,
- mains,
- By main force,
- By main strength,
- Ferranti mains,
- Fire main,
- Forcing main,
- Hydraulic main,
- Main beam,
- Main boom,
- Main brace,
- Main center,
- Main chance,
- Main couple,
- Main deck,
- Main keel,
- Main yard,
- Maine law,
- Rising main,
- Spanish main,
- The main chance,
- With might and main,
- all-mains,
- capital of maine,
- electric main,
- frankfurt on the main,
- gas main,
- main clause,
- main course,
- main diagonal,
- main drag,
- main file,
- main line,
- main memory,
- main office,
- main point,
- main road,
- main rotor,
- main sequence,
- main street,
- main transom,
- maine lobster,
- might and main,
- riser main,
- sewer main,
- water main,
- Coup de main,
- Main-gauche,
- Main-hamper,
- To splice the main brace,
- With all one's might and main,
- main entry word,
- main-topmast,
- main-topsail