Antonyms for mainly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : meyn-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪn li |
Definition of mainly
Origin :- late 13c., "vigorously," from main (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "especially" is from c.1400; that of "for the most part" is from 1660s.
- adv for the most part
- Opera at both houses had been killed, mainly by the folly of party strife.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- Mainly we laid on our backs and talked; we didn't want to go to sleep.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- If it was mainly invented by Wheatstone, it was chiefly introduced by Cooke.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- That is mainly why I wished to see you—to say good-by, for the time.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The New Englanders were mainly farmers, hunters, and fishermen.
- Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
- Like every highly cultivated man, he must be mainly self-educated.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- What followed was mainly the consequence of his indefatigable constancy.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- But I am mainly concerned just now in trying to see facts clearly.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- He supported, mainly, his mother and a younger brother and sister.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
- But these are mainly in outline, with little attempt to achieve tones.
- Extract from : « Why Bewick Succeeded » by Jacob Kainen
Synonyms for mainly
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