chiefly
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3.0
- adverb
- /ˈtʃifli/
- Once, he bought an interest in a small-town drug store, chiefly to improve his knowledge of pharmacy.
- chiefly responsible
- chiefly concerned
- consist chiefly
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Watch on YouTubeMost people are honest chiefly for fear of getting caught.
- Most people are honest chiefly for fear of getting caught.
- I think back in the latter years of the Vietnam War, it was chiefly that war that divided us.
- The, the, the, the battle for land, all of that is chiefly about not Russia, but Poland, it's about Poland.
Examples
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Most people are honest chiefly for fear of getting caught.
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Most people are honest chiefly for fear of getting caught.
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A slice of bread is what we chiefly need.
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A loaf of bread is what we chiefly need.
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First, it attempts a more systematic study of the press coverage, chiefly of the Indian Express.
Academic text (2017) -
Nowadays, memory plays a peripheral role in schooling, chiefly in the study of foreign languages.
Academic text (1992) -
She is chiefly remembered as the author of the novel Frankenstein.
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The Abridgement of Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon is intended chiefly for use in schools.
Fiction book (1991) -
Uranium is mined all over the world, chiefly in Canada and Australia.
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She is chiefly remembered as the author of the novel Frankenstein.
Synonyms
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1.0
For the most part
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2.4
To be mostly about one main thing
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3.2
It happens in most cases but not always
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3.7
Mainly true in most cases
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3.4
To say that something is true in most cases
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4.0
Mostly or for the most part
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6.7
For the most part
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6.7
Most of all, more important than other things
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Chiefly comes from the word chief, which originally meant 'head' or leader. So, just as a chief is the main person, chiefly means 'mainly' or 'for the most part'.