Primarily \Pri"ma*ri*ly\, adv. In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place; in the first intention; originally.
primarily adv 1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: {chiefly}, {principally}, {mainly}, {in the main}] 2: of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" [syn: {in the first place}] [ant: {secondarily}]