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mainly

adverbiocorriente en diálogos

  • Reino Unido//ˈmeɪnli//

Of a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of an event; chiefly; certainly for the most part.

adverbio

  1. 1

    Of a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of an event; chiefly; certainly for the most part.

    She had Lord James' collar in one big fist and she pounded the table with the other and talked a blue streak. Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.

    If you’re looking for the most breathable mask, Lukovics says, “Cotton is preferable, mainly for absorbing moisture/sweat.” She says multiple layers may be more protective but will also impact breathability.

  2. 2

    obsoletoForcefully, vigorously.

    Such breadth of ſhoulders as might mainely beare Olde Atlas burthen, […]

    Mainly they all attonce vpon him laid, / And sore beset on euery side around […]

  3. 3

    obsoletoOf the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.

    But in the end, mainly crying out, he fell to raling and wringing his master, upbraiding him that he was not a true Philosopher[…].

  4. 4

    obsoletoTo a great degree; very much.

Etimología

From Middle English maynly; equivalent to main + -ly.

Las páginas vecinasEl orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.

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