CHIEFLY

Meaning of CHIEFLY in English

chief ‧ ly /ˈtʃiːfli/ BrE AmE adverb

mostly but not completely SYN mainly :

The work consists chiefly of interviewing the public.

I lived abroad for years, chiefly in Italy.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CHIEFLY — precipue
English interlingue dictionary
CHIEFLY — I. adverb Date: 14th century most importantly ; principally, especially , for the most part ; mostly , mainly , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIEFLY — I. ˈchēflē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English chefly, chiefly, from chef, chief, adjective + -ly 1. : most importantly : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — (adv.) For the most part; mostly.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEFLY — (adv.) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) For the most part; mostly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — /cheef"lee/ , adv. 1. primarily; essentially: He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better. 2. mainly; mostly: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. mainly, primarily
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIEFLY — I. ˈchē-flē adverb Date: 14th century 1. : most importantly : principally , especially 2. : for the most part …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — adv for the most part; mostly. 2. chiefly ·adv in the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
Webster English vocab
CHIEFLY — ■ adverb mainly; especially. ↘mostly.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIEFLY — [chief.ly] adv (14c) 1: most importantly: principally, especially 2: for the most part: mostly, mainly [2]chiefly adj (1870): of or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEFLY — / ˈtʃiːfli; NAmE / adverb not completely, but as a most important part SYN primarily , mainly : We are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
Oxford English vocab
CHIEFLY — You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — You use ~ to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHIEFLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE concerned ▪ In 1240 Edward succeeded his father as keeper of the king's works …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — [adverb]The island chiefly (= mostly) attracts upmarket tourists.Those chiefly (= more than others) responsible were never brought to justice.
Cambridge English vocab
CHIEFLY — Synonyms and related words : a fortiori, ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, above all, all in all, all the more, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — adv. Chiefly is used with these adjectives: ↑ composed , ↑ concerned , ↑ interested , ↑ responsible Chiefly is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — • ↑ largely/chiefly
Longman Activator English vocab
CHIEFLY — adv. mainly, in particular, especially, particularly, above all, most of all, pre-eminently, principally, primarily, mostly, predominantly, largely, by and large, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn : predominantly, mainly свойственный или подобающий вождю - * duties обязанности вождя главным …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — chiefly.ogg 1. ʹtʃi:flı a свойственный или подобающий вождю chiefly duties - обязанности вождя 2. ʹtʃi:flı adv гланым образом, особенно; преимущественно, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIEFLY — chiefly нареч.главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn:predominantly, mainly
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHIEFLY — 1. ʹtʃi:flı a свойственный или подобающий вождю chiefly duties - обязанности вождя 2. ʹtʃi:flı adv гланым образом, особенно; преимущественно, в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn : predominantly, mainly свойственный или подобающий вождю - * duties обязанности вождя главным …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — adv. Function: adjective Date: 1870 : of or relating to a chief < chiefly duties>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. Pronunciation: ' ch ē -fl ē Function: adverb Date: 14th century 1 : most importantly : PRINCIPALLY , ESPECIALLY …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv. Function: adverb Synonyms: GENERALLY 1, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEFLY — ad. 1. Principally, eminently, mainly, especially, particularly, above all. 2. Mostly, for the most part.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CHIEFLY — adverb Synonyms: generally 1, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — adv.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CHIEFLY — adv. 25B6; adverb MAINLY, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, mostly, for the most part; usually, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEFLY — aldorlice
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
CHIEFLY — Главным образом
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — преимущественно, в основном, особенно
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHIEFLY — (d) главным образом
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHIEFLY — 1. [ʹtʃi:flı] a свойственный или подобающий вождю ~ duties - обязанности вождя 2. [ʹtʃi:flı] adv главным образом, особенно; преимущественно, в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHIEFLY — adv. главным образом, особенно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHIEFLY — adv. главным образом, особенно
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn: predominantly , mainly
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHIEFLY — нареч. главным образом, особенно, в основном Syn: predominantly, mainly
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHIEFLY — _adv. главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHIEFLY — adv. главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHIEFLY — в основном главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHIEFLY — _adv. главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CHIEFLY — Главным образом
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEFLY — [adv.] главным образом, особенно
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
CHIEFLY — adv главным образом, особенно
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
CHIEFLY — главным образом
English-Russian Online Dictionary
CHIEFLY — главным образом, особенно
English-Russian vocab
CHIEFLY — в основном
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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