primarily

English

Etymology

primary +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/, /ˈpɹaɪmɛɹəli/

Adverb

primarily (not comparable)

(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost
- 2015 January 1, Knapton, Sarah, “Most cancers are caused by bad luck not genes or lifestyle, say scientists”, in The Telegraph‎:
  But now a study has shown that most cancers are primarily caused by bad luck rather than poor lifestyle choices or defective DNA.
- 2018 July 20, “Zika virus”, in World Health Organization‎:
  Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day.
- 2019 March 15, Melrose, Keith, “Our leading tipsters give their fancy for the Cheltenham Gold Cup”, in The Racing Post‎:
  Some Gold Cups are won primarily with class, others with stamina.

Synonyms

by and large, chiefly, for the most part; see also Thesaurus:mostly or Thesaurus:above all

Translations

of a primary or central nature

Belarusian: галоўным чынам (halóŭnym čynam), пераважна (pjeravažna)
Catalan: primàriament (ca)
Crimean Tatar: esasen, esas olaraq, çoqusı
Finnish: pääasiassa (fi), ensisijaisesti (fi), ennen muuta (fi), ennen kaikkea (fi)
French: principalement (fr), essentiellement (fr), surtout (fr)
Galician: primariamente
Icelandic: aðallega (is), fyrst og fremst

Norwegian:
Bokmål: primært

Nynorsk: primært
Romanian: în primul rând, înainte de toate, în principal
Russian: гла́вным о́бразом (ru) (glávnym óbrazom)
Spanish: primariamente
Ukrainian: переважно (uk) (perevažno), головно (holovno)

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