Mainly and Really

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Mainly

Mainly adverb - For the most part.
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Really and mainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Mainly".
Nearby Word: main

Really

Really adverb - In actual fact.
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Mainly and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb "Really".
Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

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  • Robot Santa as well, mainly because it is really, really hard to kill him.
    Source: Karma Houdini / Western Animation
  • He goes on about how he makes killing an art form, but he's really a coward, useless, and in the end, mainly dead.
    Source: Feet of Clay
  • Disney / Frozen Although the trailers made them look like wacky side characters, they really are mainly there to add levity to the dramatic moments that actually drive the plot.
    Source: Disney / Frozen
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