not completely, but as a most important part
SYNPRIMARILY, MAINLY:
We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards. * He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for chiefly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is chiefly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, chiefly is tagged as adverb.
Does chiefly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — chiefly appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
