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primely

UK/ˈpɹʌɪmli/

primely adverb: primarily.

Adverb

primely (comparative more primely, superlative most primely)

  1. Primarily.
    • it will be primely to the discouragement of all learning, and the stop of Truth, not only by disexercising and blunting our abilities in what we know already, but by hindring and cropping the discovery that might bee yet further made both in religious and civill Wisdome.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
  2. In a prime manner; very well; extremely; excellently.

Forms of primely

comparativemore primely
superlativemost primely

Origin of primely

From prime + -ly.

Questions about primely

What does primely mean?
Primely means primarily.
What part of speech is primely?
Primely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce primely?
Primely is pronounced /ˈpɹʌɪmli/ (UK).

Words near primely in the dictionary

  1. PrimeFaces
  2. primegilt
  3. primehood
  4. Primeira Liga
  5. primeless
  6. primely
  7. primeministership
  8. primeness
  9. primer
  10. primer cord
  11. primer cords

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