Associations to the word «Mainly»

Wiktionary

MAINLY, adverb. (obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously. [14th-17th c.]
MAINLY, adverb. (obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully. [14th-19th c.]
MAINLY, adverb. (obsolete) To a great degree; very much. [15th-19th c.]
MAINLY, adverb. Chiefly; for the most part. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

MAINLY, adverb. For the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats