- 1. adv. In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially. Source: opted
- 2. adv. For the most part; mostly. Source: opted
- 3. adv. for the most part Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 5. r:100 r. for the most part Source: ecdict
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