chiefly

¹chief·ly

adv \ˈchē-flē\

Definition of CHIEFLY

1

: most importantly : principally, especially

2

: for the most part : mostly, mainly

Examples of CHIEFLY

1. <our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies>

First Known Use of CHIEFLY

14th century

Related to CHIEFLY

Synonyms: altogether, basically, by and large, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially, in general, on the whole

Related Words: about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh; approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly; commonly, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually; incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat

Near Antonyms: completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely; absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly

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Rhymes with CHIEFLY

briefly