primarily meaning and definition

PRIMARILY adverb

Definition of primarily (adverb)

1. for the most part
   • "he is mainly interested in butterflies"
   • synonyms: chiefly, in the main, mainly, principally
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
   • antonym: secondarily