chiefly

adverb/tʃiːfli/

Frequency rank: #8,369 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

mainly; most importantly; above all else.

Illustration for the English word “chiefly”

Example sentence

This museum is known chiefly for its collection of ancient Roman artifacts.

Synonyms & related words

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