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chiefly definition

chiefly (c̸hēf′lē)

adverb

  1. most of all; above all
  2. mainly; mostly

adjective

of or like a chief a chiefly rank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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