chiefly
/ˈtʃiːf.li/ adverb C1- Especially or primarily; above all. · Their relationship is chiefly professional.· This is a term chiefly used by online gamers.
- Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
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For this purpose, they divided the term of his life between them, and each endowed one portion of it with the qualities which chiefly characterized himself.
He scarcely needed an invitation to stay supper; and before he went away an engagement was formed, chiefly through his own and Mrs.
“Undoubtedly,” replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, “there is meanness in _all_ the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation.
Elizabeth was chiefly struck with his extraordinary deference for Lady Catherine, and his kind intention of christening, marrying, and burying his parishioners whenever it were required.
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