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  • Regno Unito//ˈmeɪnli//

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

avverbio

  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.

Etimologia

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

Le pagine vicineL'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.

Contenuto lessicale tratto da Wiktionary, sotto licenza CC BY-SA 4.0 · Voce di origine · Versione dei dati 2026-08-23

Posizione tra le parole del corpus OpenSubtitles 2018 — sottotitoli di film e serie, quindi lingua parlata e non scritta (CC BY-SA 3.0).