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Webster 1913 Edition


Chiefly

Chief′ly

,
adv.
1.
In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially.
Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook;
But
chiefly
where those two fair creatures lodge.
Milton.
2.
For the most part; mostly.
Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates of the dissenters
chiefly
lay.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chiefly

CHIEFLY

, adv.
1.
Principally; eminently; in the first place.
It chiefly concerns us to obey the divine precepts.
2.
For the most part.
In the parts of the kingdom where the estates of the dissenters chiefly lay.

Definition 2024


chiefly

chiefly

English

Adverb

chiefly (comparative more chiefly, superlative most chiefly)

  1. (focus) especially or primarily; above all
  2. (focus) mainly or principally; almost entirely

Translations

Adjective

chiefly (comparative more chiefly, superlative most chiefly)

  1. of, or relating to a chief