chiefly
IPA: tʃˈifɫi
adjective
- of or relating to a chief
adverb
- (focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
- (focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
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Examples of "chiefly" in Sentences
- It is chiefly the adoration of Naklank.
- The development was chiefly the work of the man.
- As stated above, it's chiefly a matter of stringency.
- But the head was chiefly terrible because of the mouth.
- 'Heathen theology' is chiefly polytheistic and pantheistic.
- From these the priests of the society are chiefly recruited.
- Bonal was alluding chiefly to the civil constitution of the clergy.
- But chiefly on the Just because the Unjust steals the Just's umbrella.
- This composition is chiefly the result of the ionic composition of seawater.
- The eloquence of Africanus was chiefly characterized by vehemence and energy.
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