Definition: 1. For the most part. 2. Of primary import.
Use 'primarily' in a sentence:
1. In birds the second finger is the principal strut of the wing, which consists primarily of feathers.
2. She was driven primarily by profit.
3. Pastoralism is a lifestyle in which economic activity is based primarily on livestock.
4. He was many things, but he was primarily a general.
5. This building was primarily intended to be an assembly hall.
6. People relied primarily on the paths, which were slippery and dangerous during the rains.
7. They occur primarily in regions of recent volcanic activity as hot, dry rock; natural hot water; or natural steam.
8. Study is the matter of primarily importance.
9. It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented toward Europe.
10. Primarily the problem is one of a lack of holographic information.
11. Parland's alligator population has been declining in recent years, primarily because of hunting.
12. And why not limit sale of food in places that aren't primarily food stores?
13. Many remedies effective in joint disease are primarily diuretic.
14. I am primarily interested in history.
15. I believe that the school is primarily a social institution.
16. We believe that to focus on longevity as primarily an issue of aging is to miss its full implications.
17. Lions are primarily ambushhunters, so when they feel their prey has spotted them, they usually give up on the hunt.
18. During those years, several things happened, primarily linguistic or thematic and both involving secularization.
19. Aroca County's public schools are supported primarily by taxes on property.
20. Its use is primarily in dairy cattle and peri-urban areas where complementary services including milk marketing are available.
21. As ever, the meals are primarily fish-based.
22. These sociologists tend to view all human behaviors as directed primarily by the principle of maximizing economic gain.
23. Although undertones of class conflict existed beneath such hostility, the opposition was primarily geographical.
24. At the same time, women's networks of credit and debt remained primarily local and personal.
25. Our schools focus primarily on students as individual entities.
26. The common prescription is to primarily shop the grocery store, since that's where fresh produce, meat and seafood, and dairy are.
27. Depending on the species, play may be primarily for social interaction, exercise, or exploration.
28. Urbanized industry was limited primarily to the northeast.
29. They're primarily designed for Low Earth Orbit ( LEO)-an easily accessible region of space from around 200 to 800 miles above Earth, where human-tended missions like the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station ( ISS) hang out.
30. Esperanto vocabulary is drawn primarily from Latin, the Roman's languages, English and German.
31. But, instead, the Chicago union seems to be using its political capital primarily to protect weak performers.
32. Many ants are small and forage primarily in the layer of leaves and other debris on the ground.
33. Most corporate boards' compensation committees focus primarily on peer-group comparisons.
34. Yet our schools focus primarily on students as individual entities.
35. Her wardrobe consists primarily of huge cashmere sweaters and tiny Italian sandals.
36. Indeed, they say, aids is spread primarily by carriers who are not ill.
37. It seems almost inevitable that North African economies will still be primarily oriented towards Europe.
38. Cinema might, for example, have become primarily a documentary form.
39. Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative.
40. Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
41. But merit aid, offered primarily by schools and states, is growing faster, both overall and at the institutional level.
42. The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups.
43. They believe that sex is primarily for procreation.
44. Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects.
45. I'm primarily thinking of the first year.
46. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle.
47. Micronesia, the area north of Melanesia, consists primarily of small scattered islands.
48. Public order is primarily an urban problem.
49. The problem is not primarily a financial one.
50. The difficulty lies primarily in the fact that the fiber core is relatively small.
51. She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore.
52. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat.
