primarily

Adverb
Synonyms: chieflyprincipallymainlyin the mainin the first place

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (2)

  1. for the most part“he is mainly interested in butterflies”Synonyms: chieflyprincipallymainlyin the main
  2. of primary import“this is primarily a question of economics”“it was in the first place a local matter”Synonyms: in the first place
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Primarily \Pri"ma*ri*ly\, adv. In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place; in the first intention; originally. [1913 Webster]
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