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1. (adv.) chiefly
primarily; essentially:
wanted chiefly for armed robbery.
2. chiefly
mainly; mostly:
The dish consisted chiefly of noodles.
3. (adj.) chiefly
of, pertaining to, or like a chief:
chiefly duty.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main
for the most part
"he is mainly interested in butterflies"
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1. (adverb) chiefly
mainly or mostly
an island populated chiefly by birds
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) chiefly
in the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially
2. (adverb) chiefly
for the most part; mostly
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Sense: mainly
She became ill chiefly because she did not eat enough.
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 Afrikaans: hoofsaaklik |
 Arabic: بِصورَةٍ رَئيسيَّه |
 Bulgarian: предимно |
 Brazilian: principalmente |
 Czech: hlavně |
 German: hauptsächlich |
 Danish: hovedsageligt; først og f |
 Greek: κυρίως |
 Estonian: peamiselt |
 Farsi: بطور عمده؛ بیشتر |
 Finnish: pääasiassa |
 French: surtout |
 Hebrew: בְּעִיקָר |
 Hindi: प्रधानत- |
 Croatian: uglavnom, većinom |
 Hungarian: főleg |
 Indonesian: terutama |
 Icelandic: aðallega, einkum |
 Italian: principalmente |
 Japanese: 主として |
 Korean: 주로 |
 Lithuanian: svarbiausia |
 Latvian: galvenokārt |
 Malay: terutamanya |
 Dutch: voornamelijk |
 Norwegian: hovedsakelig, først og fr |
 Polish: głównie |
 Persian: بطور عمده؛ بیشتر |
 Pashto: بطور عمده |
 Portuguese: principalmente |
 Romanian: mai ales |
 Russian: главным образом |
 Slovak: hlavne |
 Slovenian: predvsem |
 Serbian: pre svega |
 Swedish: framför allt, huvudsaklig |
 Thai: อย่างสำคัญ |
 Turkish: başlıca, esas olarak |
 Taiwanese: 主要地 |
 Ukrainian: головним чином |
 Urdu: خاص طور پر |
 Vietnamese: chủ yếu là |
 Chinese: 主要地 |
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