Chiefly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Above all; especially.
  • ad. Almost entirely; mainly.
  • adj. Of or relating to a chief: chiefly responsibilities.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. especially or primarily; above all
  • ad. mainly or principally; almost entirely
  • adj. of, or relating to a chief
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially.
  • ad. For the most part; mostly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a chief; proper to a chief.
  • Principally; above all; in the first place; eminently.
  • For the most part; mostly: as, his estates were chiefly situated in Scotland.
  • Synonyms Mainly, especially, eminently, primarily.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. for the most part
  • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    principally    preëminently    above    especially    mostly    mainly    most    capitally    cardinally   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    briefly