secondarily

[US]/'sekəndərili/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a secondary or subordinate manner; in second place or rank.

Example Sentences

Most of the wild and cultivated strains are secondarily homothallic mating type in life-cycle, but some wild strains are heterothallic.

1,3,5-trioxane is an important chemical used primarily as a monomer for the production of high-molecular weight polyacetals and secondarily as a chemical intermediate.

trioxane is an important chemical used primarily as a monomer for the production of high-molecular weight polyacetals and secondarily as a chemical intermediate.

Secondarily, she is also responsible for managing the budget.

The company focuses primarily on customer satisfaction, with profits being secondarily important.

He is primarily a teacher, but secondarily he also works as a freelance writer.

The main goal is to improve efficiency, with reducing costs being secondarily considered.

She is primarily focused on her career, with personal relationships being secondarily important.

The company prioritizes quality, with speed of delivery being secondarily important.

The team is primarily concerned with safety, with productivity being secondarily considered.

The organization's main objective is to promote diversity, with inclusion being secondarily emphasized.

He is primarily known as an actor, with his singing talent being secondarily recognized.

The company's primary focus is on innovation, with sustainability being secondarily addressed.

Real-world Examples

America sees the problem primarily as one of nuclear proliferation and secondarily as a threat to Israel.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And I want them to — secondarily, to achieve.

Source: Freakonomics

And so I would say that, and then secondarily, I would say reparations.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2020 Collection

Because, yes, they're secondarily aquatic, too!

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

That makes all of these groups secondarily aquatic.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

And, secondarily, they say a tax is the last thing Americans need, another levy on business owners.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

Now, as you can tell by now, becoming secondarily aquatic required a lot of changes to many different parts of the body.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

Secondarily, we had a big conversation in the campaign about the fuzzdy wall between Hillary Clinton of secretary of state and the Clinton Foundation.

Source: Compilation of Trump's First Press Conferences

So from the Jurassic Period to today, the problems that come with becoming secondarily aquatic seem to have had the same kinds of solutions.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

Now, for a while, even though we knew that metriorhynchids were secondarily aquatic, we weren't really sure how this transition back to the water happened.

Source: PBS Earth - Animal Fun Facts

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