Mainly and Nigh

Mainly

Mainly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing

Nigh and mainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nigh" instead an adverb "Mainly".

Nearby Word: main

Nigh

Nigh adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he has nigh completed his degree

Mainly and nigh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb "Nigh".

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / The Caverns Of Hammerfest It's nigh impossible to figure them out by yourself, mainly when there more than one of the same fruit.
  • She also demonstrates seriously inappropriate nigh-sexualized behavior towards her brother (though this seems mainly designed to creep him out).
  • Likewise, Thuris seems to cook up virulent, nigh-incurable plagues mainly for shits and giggles.
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