primarily vs primary

primary vs primarily

primarily is not a noun while primary is a noun.

primarily is not an adjective while primary is an adjective.

primarily is an adverb but primary is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
primarily	No	No	No	Yes
primary	Yes	Yes	No	No

primarily (noun)	primary (noun)
	a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
	one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
	(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

primarily (adjective)	primary (adjective)
	of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
	of or being the essential or basic part
	most important element
	not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

primarily (adverb)	primary (adverb)
of primary import
for the most part

Difference between primarily and primary

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