mainly

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmeɪnli/ UK /ˈmeɪnli/ See IPA manual

Freq #6133

Meanings

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adv
For the most part; chiefly.

The audience was mainly made up of young students.

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Synonyms

1 adv · for the most part; chiefly. in the mainchiefly

More mostly principally

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Related forms amain

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used mainly
employed for the most part in a particular way, setting, or period

Verb + adverb

Etymology

From Middle English maynly; equivalent to main + -ly.

*megʰ- Proto-Indo-European maynly Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities Register & Style

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