Associations to the word «Mainly»

Wiktionary

MAINLY, adverb. (obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously. [14th-17th c.]
MAINLY, adverb. (obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully. [14th-19th c.]
MAINLY, adverb. (obsolete) To a great degree; very much. [15th-19th c.]
MAINLY, adverb. Chiefly; for the most part. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

MAINLY, adverb. For the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn