secondarily

Thân thiện

The disease primarily affects the lungs but secondarily impacts the heart.

Definition

Adverb: 1. In a secondary manner; of lesser importance or priority: The word "secondarily" describes something that happens as a secondary consequence, result, or consideration. It indicates a position or status that is not primary or principal. - Example: The drug's primary effect is pain relief; secondarily, it may cause drowsiness. 2. In a subordinate or auxiliary role: It can describe an action or function that supports a primary one. - Example: The committee is concerned primarily with policy and secondarily with implementation.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The company's goal is primarily to increase revenue and secondarily to build brand loyalty.
  • The disease affects the lungs primarily and the heart secondarily.
  • He was interested in the project secondarily, as his main focus was elsewhere.

Advanced Usage

• "To be secondarily important": To be of lesser or subsequent importance.
  • Example: While safety is paramount, cost is secondarily important in this decision.
• Used in formal, academic, or technical writing to sequence causes, effects, or priorities clearly.

Variants and Related Words

• Secondary (adjective): Coming after, less important than, or resulting from something primary.
  • Example: She has a secondary role in the play.
• Secondariness (noun, rare): The state or quality of being secondary.

Synonyms

• Subordinately: In a lower rank or position.
• Incidentally: As a minor or less important factor.
• Consequently (in some contexts): As a result or effect.

Antonyms

• Primarily: For the most part; mainly.
• Principally: For the most part; chiefly.
• Primarily: First in order of importance.

Related Phrases

• Primary and secondary: A common pairing where "secondarily" relates to the latter element.
  • Example: The report addresses primary causes first and secondary effects secondarily.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. of secondary import
   • secondarily affected