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Thesaurus: chiefly

In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.

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  1. adv. In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
  2. adv. For the most part; mostly.
  3. adv. for the most part
  4. 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.
  5. r:100 r. for the most part