adv. 25B6; adverb
the bishop was primarily a leader of the local community : FIRST (AND FOREMOST), firstly, essentially, in essence, fundamentally, principally, predominantly, basically.
such work is undertaken primarily for large institutions : MOSTLY, for the most part, chiefly, mainly, in the main, on the whole, largely, to a large extent, especially, generally, usually, typically, commonly, as a rule.