# primarily

Pronunciation: US say "pry-MAIR-uh-lee" /pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/; UK say "pry-MER-uh-lee" /praɪˈmɛrəli/

## Adverb

1. Chiefly; first and foremost; more than for any other reason.
   - Simple: Mostly, or for the most important reason.
   - _The committee is primarily concerned with public safety._
   - _Her research focuses primarily on coral reef ecosystems._

## Origin

Formed from "primary" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/primarily (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).