secondarily
In a secondary manner or degreeIn a secondary manner or degree.: With lesser importance.
/ˌsɛkənˈdɛɹəli/
Meaning
2 sensesIn a secondary manner or degree.
(not comparable)With lesser importance.
Primarily, this will cause deaths; secondarily, it will also cost a lot of money.
(archaic, not comparable, obsolete)Secondly; in the second place.
More definitions
- of secondary import
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly.From Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly.
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsecondary
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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