chiefly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 7
/ˈtʃiːf.li/(UK)
Definition of chiefly
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
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(focus)Especially or primarily; above all.
“Their relationship is chiefly professional.”
“This is a term chiefly used by online gamers.”
“But questions presisted^([sic]), chiefly because of the acknowledged and continuing Federal investigation of Mr. Mandel's wealthy friends, W. Dale Hess and Harry W. Rogers 3d, who have profited from business with the state.”
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adv
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(focus)Especially or primarily; above all.
“Their relationship is chiefly professional.”
“This is a term chiefly used by online gamers.”
“But questions presisted^([sic]), chiefly because of the acknowledged and continuing Federal investigation of Mr. Mandel's wealthy friends, W. Dale Hess and Harry W. Rogers 3d, who have profited from business with the state.”
- (focus)Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
adj
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Of or relating to a chief.
“The maintenance of a perpetual fire came to be associated with chiefly or royal dignity.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English chefly; equivalent to chief + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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