Dictionary
pri•ma•ri•ly
Pronunciation: (prī-mâr'u-lē, -mer'-, prī'mer-u-lē, -mur-u-), [key]—
adv.
1. essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally:
They live primarily from farming.
2. in the first instance; at first; originally:
Primarily a doctor, he later became a lawyer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.