English[]
Etymology[]
From main + -ly.
Adverb[]
Mainly (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- (obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously.
- Template:RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene, III.i:
- Mainly they all attonce vpon him laid, / And sore beset on euery side around [...].
- Template:RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene, III.i:
- Chiefly; for the most part.
Translations[]
chiefly; for the most part
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