Definitions

mainly

[meyn-lee] / ˈmeɪn li /

ADVERB

for the most part

Synonyms

STRONG

chiefly primarily principally

WEAK

above all essentially first and foremost generally in general in the main largely most of all mostly on the whole overall predominantly substantially to the greatest extent usually

Antonyms

STRONG

secondarily

Example Sentences

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Liquefied CO2 sourced mainly from biomass power plants will be shipped from Europe via the Esbjerg terminal in southwestern Denmark to the Nini platform above an empty oil reservoir, into which it will be injected.

From Barron's

The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.

From BBC

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate includes a tart warning on the copyright page that the surname “is used by a number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The yen has been under pressure in recent years mainly because of the big difference between US and Japanese rates.

From Barron's

These fires left behind a distinctive carbon-rich layer known as a "black mat," found mainly across the Northern Hemisphere in parts of the Americas and Europe.

From Science Daily

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