Adverb

(-)

(label) Forcefully, vigorously.

* , III.i:

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

(label) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.

*, II.31:

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

(label) To a great degree; very much.

Chiefly; for the most part.

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Adverb

(-)

In a minor way; to a small degree.

* 2004 , G.P. Gupta, Plant Cell Biology , page 217

Chemically starch contains two components: mainly ?-amylose (which stain red with iodine) and minorly ?-amylose (only 20-30 per cent forming helical chain structure and stains blue with iodine).

* 2010 , Elliott MacKle, Hot Off the Presses , page 106

"I'm involved minorly'. Just ' minorly . See, it's a friend of mine is in trouble.”

* 2010 , Carrie Jones, Captivate , page 69

A check at the hospital reveals:
• one sprained wrist,
• a couple of minorly bruised but unbroken ribs, and
• one small neck strain that does not require a neck brace.