secondarily

/ˌsɛkənˈdɛɹəɫi/ adv

In a secondary manner or degree.

Word Origin Secondarily comes from secondary, which is from Latin secundus 'second, following' + -ary. Secundus is from the PIE root *sekwe- 'to follow,' which also gives us sequence, consequence, and pursue. So secondarily means 'in a secondary way, not primarily.' The -ly suffix adds the adverbial sense.

adv In a secondary manner or degree.

The medicine treats the infection primarily, and reduces fever secondarily.

(副词) 次要地

这种药主要治疗感染,次要作用是退烧。

(adverbio) secundariamente; en segundo lugar; de manera secundaria [De manera o en grado secundario.]

El medicamento trata la infección de forma primaria y reduce la fiebre de forma secundaria.

(adverbe) secondairement; en second lieu; accessoirement; subsidiairement [De manière secondaire, à un degré moindre ou de façon accessoire.]

Le médicament traite principalement l'infection et réduit la fièvre **secondarily**.

(Adverb) in zweiter Linie; sekundär; nebensächlich [In zweiter Linie, nachrangig oder als Nebeneffekt.]

Das Medikament bekämpft die Infektion primär und senkt **secondarily** das Fieber.

(副詞) 二次的な方法で。副次的に。

その薬は主に感染を治療し、副次的に熱を下げる。

(advérbio) secundariamente [De maneira ou em grau secundário.]

O medicamento trata a infecção primariamente e reduz a febre secundariamente.

Word parts: second + ary + ly

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