Main Entry: pri·mar·i·ly

Pronunciation: \prī-ˈmer-ə-lē also prə-, chiefly British ˈprī-mər-ə-lē\

Function: adverb

Date: 1601

1 : for the most part : chiefly <has now become primarily a residential town — S. P. B. Mais>
2 : in the first place : originally