Results for chiefly

Definitions of chiefly:

part of speech: adverb

Especially; mainly; principally; in the first place.

part of speech: adverb

In the first place: principally: for the most part.

Usage examples for chiefly:

• 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