foremostly
1
6.7
Most of all, more important than other things
- adverb
- /fɔrˈmoʊstli/
- Archaic
:
principalmente
- The safety of the children is foremostly our top priority.
Examples
-
It is visionary prose foremostly.
Academic text (1994) -
We need to address the financial issues foremostly before anything else.
-
Foremostly, communication is crucial for the success of this project.
Synonyms
mainly
vsforemostly
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1.0
For the most part
places weight on importance rather than simple frequency or majority
most importantly
vsforemostly
412
2.8
To show that one thing matters more than others
is the same meaning but expressed in a different phrasing
primarily
vsforemostly
386
2.4
To be mostly about one main thing
stresses priority and importance more than general predominance
above all
vsforemostly
152
2.1
More than anything else
is the same idea but used more often to stress importance
principally
vsforemostly
29
4.0
Mostly or for the most part
focuses on importance or priority rather than main cause
chiefly
vsforemostly
21
3.0
Mainly or for the most part
emphasizes importance or priority rather than simple predominance
preeminently
vsforemostly
1
7.9
In a way that is more important than other things
marks importance more than social or ranked superiority
1
5.3
In a way that shows something is most important
is focused on importance rather than fundamental nature
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foremostly comes from the parts fore- 'before' and most 'greatest', with -ly added to make it an adverb. So it means 'above all' or 'chiefly' — the thing that is most important.