chiefly

ˈtʃifli

Definition

Definition of chiefly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

writing stylefor the most part, as the most important element

Chiefly, we need better roads.

Adjective

leadership

Rare

related to a leader or head

Rare

The chiefly duties include making important decisions.

leading

main

principal

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Origin of chiefly

Old French, chief (head) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Terms with chiefly included in their meaning

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mainly

adv.

chiefly

for the most part or primarily

mostly

adv.

degree

mainly or chiefly in most cases

voodoo

culture

religion practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries involving magic rituals

rye whisky

liquor

whisky produced chiefly from rye, often with a spicy taste

lax

animal

salmon, chiefly in UK dialects

ply

culture

condition or state, chiefly in Scotland

aloes

plant

various large, chiefly tropical plants

capitally

adv.

chiefly

in a principal or chief manner

Examples of chiefly in a sentence

Our profits come chiefly from online subscriptions.
The chiefly responsibilities were passed down through generations.
His chiefly role required him to oversee the entire tribe.

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French:principalement, principal, ...
German:hauptsächlich, leitend, ...
Italian:principalmente, di leadership, ...
Spanish:principalmente, de liderazgo, ...
Portuguese:sobretudo, principal, ...
Chinese:主要地, 首领的, ...
Japanese:主に, 指導者の, ...
Arabic:أَساسًا, قيادي, ...
Hebrew:בְּעִיקָּר, מַנְהִיגוּתִי, ...
Russian:прежде всего, вождьский, ...
Ukrainian:переважно, головний, ...
Hindi:मुख्यतः, मुख्य, ...
Bengali:মূলত, নেতৃস্থানীয়, ...
Catalan:sobretot, de cap, ...
Czech:především, vůdcovský, ...
Danish:hovedsagelig, ledende, ...
Dutch:voornamelijk, Leiderschaps, ...
Greek:κυρίως, αρχηγικός, ...
Hungarian:főként, vezetői, ...
Khmer:ជាចម្បង, ជាប្រធាន, ...
Korean:주로, ...
Persian:عمدتاً, رهبری, ...
Polish:przede wszystkim, przywódczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):principalmente, liderante, ...
Romanian:în principal, de conducere, ...
Swedish:främst, ledande, ...
Thai:เป็นหลัก, ของผู้นำ, ...
Turkish:başlıca, liderlik, ...
Vietnamese:chủ yếu, lãnh đạo, ...

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Definition of chiefly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Adjective

Origin of chiefly

Terms related to chiefly

Terms with chiefly included in their meaning

Examples of chiefly in a sentence

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