Definition of SECONDARILY

secondarily

Adverb

  • of secondary import
    • "secondarily affected"

Adv

  • In a secondary manner or degree.
  • With lesser importance.
  • In a secondary manner or degree.
  • Secondly; in the second place.

Examples

  • Primarily, this will cause deaths; secondarily, it will also cost a lot of money.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly.

Antonyms

primarily

Scrabble Score: 17

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

secondarily: valid Words With Friends Word