Definition of SECONDARILY

secondarily

Adverb

  • of secondary import
    • "secondarily affected"

Adv

  • In a secondary manner or degree.
  • With lesser importance.
  • In a secondary manner or degree.
  • Secondly; in the second place.

Examples

  • "Primarily, this will cause deaths; secondarily, it will also cost a lot of money."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly.

Antonyms

primarily

Scrabble Score: 17

secondarily is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
secondarily is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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