Definition of PRIMARILY

primarily

Adverb

  • for the most part
  • of primary import
    • "this is primarily a question of economics"

Adv

  • Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

Origin / Etymology

From primary + -ly.

Synonyms

chiefly, in the first place, in the main, mainly, principally, above all, by and large, for the most part, mostly

Antonyms

secondarily

Scrabble Score: 16

primarily: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
primarily: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
primarily: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

primarily: valid Words With Friends Word