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chief·ly
 chiefly
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- pronunciation:
- chi
fli
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
"Chiefly" means "especially" or "more than other things." If you are chiefly interested in basketball, you may be interested in other sports and other things, but you are more interested in basketball than anything else.
Marcus is chiefly hoping for a new bike this Christmas.Danielle is missing all her friends since she's been away, but she's chiefly missing her best friend Gina.- synonyms:
- mainly, primarily
- similar words:
- especially, essentially, generally, particularly
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| definition 2: |
"Chiefly" means "mainly" or "mostly."
Swahili is an African language that is chiefly spoken in East Africa.The farmer grows chiefly corn on his land.- synonyms:
- generally, mainly, mostly, usually
- similar words:
- especially, primarily
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