secondarily
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5.2
- adverb
- /ˌsɛkənˈdɛrɪli/
- Formal
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secundariamente
- Religion was then placed secondarily to class interests.
- only secondarily
- primarily or secondarily
Well, first and foremost is the fact that she's female, and secondarily that she's a brown female.
- Well, first and foremost is the fact that she's female, and secondarily that she's a brown female.
- And then secondarily, I know that this will be a project that people will get to see.
- And this presents a number of problems as we can see later on the book, but especially for GED and secondarily for Tenar.
- They still will, but ideally secondarily so or at A, at a lower percentage of influence.
- And secondarily, as this visionary, what is the next thing around the bend that you're seeing right now?
Examples
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SE/TRM emphasizes that human responses to threat are primarily instinctive and biological and only secondarily cognitive and psychological.
Academic text (2009) -
Clear communication is essential for a successful project, but motivation is secondarily important.
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And then secondarily, I know that this will be a project that people will get to see.
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The role of government and public policy in creating these problems was secondarily considered.
Academic text (2007) -
The major concern was how to arrive at limits and only secondarily how to achieve war aims.
Academic text (1992) -
For him, Tamara is first of all a Christian and only secondarily a wife, a woman, and a mother.
Academic text (1998) -
The school is considered primarily a moralizing and socializing organization, and secondarily a teaching institution.
Academic text (1998) -
"In Hobbes, we keep promises mostly because we fear legal consequences, only secondarily because we are honorable."
Academic text (1999) -
As Weiser states, Powell did favor, although secondarily, promoting DSL competition.
Academic text (2005) -
We have seen that for Buber, authentic humanness primarily arises from the relational and refers only secondarily to personal awareness.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.2
In a small way that is not the main thing
As a side effect that is not the main result
In an extra supporting way rather than as the main thing
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Secondarily comes from the common word second, which means 'after' or 'less important', and the same idea appears in secondary, the opposite of primary. So, to do something secondarily is to do it 'in a less important way' or as a result of something else.