Results for chiefly
Definitions of chiefly:
part of speech: adverb
Especially; mainly; principally; in the first place.
part of speech: adverb
Usage examples for chiefly:
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He was a very remarkable old man, and chiefly because in the whole course of his very, very long life- for he was extremely old- he had never been known on any single occasion to want presence of mind; he had always done exactly the right thing, and he had always said exactly the right word, at exactly the right moment.
"Story of My Life, volumes 1-3", Augustus J. C. Hare -
" Don't you see, Oliver," she urged, " that's what folks are together for, chiefly to have a good time.
"Country Neighbors", Alice Brown -
But chiefly he killed at sunset or in the darkness of early evening.
"The Grizzly King", James Oliver Curwood -
Barney came later, not because of his interest in the school, but chiefly he declared to himself, conscious of the need of a reason, because there was nothing much else to do.
"The Doctor A Tale Of The Rockies", Ralph Connor