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Mainly — Main ly, adv. [From main strong. See {Main} strength.] Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] Bacon. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mainly — Main ly, adv. [From main principal, chief.] Principally; chiefly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mainly — index a fortiori, ab initio, as a rule, generally, particularly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mainly — (adv.) late 13c., vigorously, from MAIN (Cf. main) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning especially is from c.1400; that of for the most part is from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
mainly — *largely, greatly, mostly, chiefly, principally, generally … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mainly — ► ADVERB ▪ more than anything else; for the most part … English terms dictionary
mainly — [mān′lē] adv. chiefly; principally; in the main … English World dictionary
mainly — adverb as the largest or most important reason, thing, part of something etc: Her illness was caused mainly by worry and stress. | The workforce is mainly made up of women. | the mainly Zulu Inkatha Freedom Party (sentence adverb): What did you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mainly — main|ly [ meınli ] adverb *** 1. ) used for talking about the largest or most important part of something: This sauce is made mainly of milk and flour. We spent four days there mainly visiting family. mainly because: I didn t come mainly because… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mainly — [[t]me͟ɪnli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV with v You use mainly when mentioning the main reason or thing involved in something. The stockmarket scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there s still no consensus over how it should… … English dictionary
