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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
chief·ly       [cheef-lee] Pronunciation Key
–adverb
1.primarily; essentially: He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better.
2.mainly; mostly: This dish consists chiefly of noodles.
–adjective
3.of, pertaining to, or like a chief: his chiefly responsibilities.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see chief, -ly]

1, 2. See especially.
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chief·ly       (chēf'lē)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.  
  1. Above all; especially.
  2. Almost entirely; mainly.

adj.   Of or relating to a chief: chiefly responsibilities.

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chiefly

adverb
for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chiefly

Chief"ly\, adv. 1. In the first place; principally; pre["e]minently; 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.

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