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chiefly

1 of 2

adverb

chief·​ly ˈchē-flē How to pronounce chiefly (audio)
1
: most importantly : principally, especially
2
: for the most part : mostly, mainly

chiefly

2 of 2

adjective

: of or relating to a chief
chiefly duties

Example Sentences

Adverb our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Prada is revamping its existing stores and opening new ones, chiefly in Florida, Michigan and Texas, to capture rising demand there, the company said. Trefor Moss, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 White House officials have promised more supplies, chiefly from the Bavarian Nordic stockpile. Matthew Perrone, ajc, 14 July 2022 Elliott, who runs a learning, technology, and development company, believes that the roles of understudies and swings have applications to the off-stage world, chiefly in the sense of adaptability. John Baldoni, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 The crypto pirates struck big again in September of last year, hacking $280 million from KuCoin of the Seychelles, chiefly in Ethereum. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2021 This piece from Health Affairs is focused chiefly on COVID, decrying the lack of data on people with disabilities during the pandemic. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 The Parleys Fire was contained thanks chiefly to the rapid deployment of numerous aircraft that encircled the blaze with retardant before reaching homes. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The method is used chiefly for an old tuberculosis test. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 The heat wave was expected to be most extreme in the state’s interior, chiefly the Central Valley, where some locations hit 110 degrees Tuesday. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
Adjective
After the British arrived, Tu, a scion of a chiefly family on Tahiti, dealt cleverly with the newcomers. Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2022 Known to Samoans by her chiefly title of Fiame, the daughter of the country's original prime minister served as Samoa's first female cabinet minister from 1991 to 2006. Erin Spencer, Forbes, 19 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chiefly was in the 14th century

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