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Adverbs (4)

chiefly, principally, primarily, in the main

adv. for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

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Fuzzynyms (15)

first, foremost, firstly, before anything else, first of all, first off

adv. "First we must consider the garter snake"

largely, mostly, for the most part

adv. in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive"

in essence, basically, fundamentally, essentially, au fond

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

originally

adv. "Originally, he was a painter"

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