All of and Mainly

All of

All of adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: the boat is all of 15 feet long

Mainly and all of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb phrase "All of".

Mainly

Mainly adverb - For the most part.

All of and mainly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "All of" instead an adverb "Mainly".

Nearby Word: main

Both terms in one sentence

  • Video Game / Supa Robo Gakuen There's also scrying, scheming, UFO activity, a curse and a big ole' room full of weapons involved, as well as a plan to Take Over the World using all of the above, all of which is mainly an excuse to create themed teams of robots for you to fight.
  • An interesting use occurs in Angel when the main character leaves most of the key employees of Wolfram and Hart in a cellar with Drusilla and Darla, whom the lawyers had been helping (mainly just to piss Angel off and get under his skin), knowing full well that the two will kill most or all of them.
  • Video Game / Sonic Unleashed A majority, if not all of Eggman's machines apply as well, mainly the Egg Dragoon.
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