chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main
(adverb) for the most part; “he is mainly interested in butterflies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chiefly (comparative more chiefly, superlative most chiefly)
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
• (above all): first and foremost, particularly; see also above all
• (almost entirely): by and large, for the most part, largely; see also mostly
chiefly (comparative chieflier, )
of or relating to a chief
Source: Wiktionary
Chief"ly, adv.
1. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton.
2. For the most part; mostly. Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates of the dissenters chiefly lay. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
