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adverb
Date: 1611
1. : in an important way
contributed importantly to the language of the field — Ernst Mayr
cleared his throat importantly and waited — E. K. Gann
the real story is importantly different — Alexander Woollcott
2. : it is important that
more importantly he stands a chance of having his publication barred — H. L. Mencken
Usage:
A number of commentators have objected to importantly as a sentence modifier (sense 2) and have recommended important instead. Actually both the adverb and the adjective are in reputable standard use in this function. Important is always used with more or most
had bronze weapons and composite bows; more important, they utilized the horse and war chariot — Harry A. Gailey, Jr.
second and most important, the book contains no important woman character — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Importantly is somewhat more flexible in not requiring more or most
sticks and, just as importantly, unsticks easily — Phoebe Hawkins
importantly, the leaven in the mixture is quality — George O'Brien