Chiefly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtʃiːflɪ|  American pronunciation of the word chiefly
Brit.  |ˈtʃiːflɪ|  British pronunciation of the word chiefly

adverb

- for the most part (syn: mainly, primarily, principally)

Extra examples

...our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies...

The work consists chiefly of interviewing the public.

I lived abroad for years, chiefly in Italy.

The instrument is chiefly used to measure and record heart function.

Vultures live chiefly on carrion.

...a short, unhappy life characterized chiefly by insobriety...

...a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us...

The disease occurs chiefly in tropical climates.

Chiefly a well-done hash of my own words. (Ch. Darwin)

'house-trained' is chiefly British

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