Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main strong. See {Main} strength.] Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] --Bacon. Shak. Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main principal, chief.] Principally; chiefly.
mainly adv : for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {primarily}, {in the main}]