chiefly in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
chiefly in Kashmiri कॉशुर
chiefly in Marathi मराठी
chiefly in Sindhi سنڌي
chiefly in Telugu తెలుగు
chiefly in English
- chiefly⇄adj. of or proper to a chief.
Ex. chiefly status. - chiefly⇄adv. 1. for the most part; mainly; mostly.
Ex. This vegetable juice is made up chiefly of tomatoes.
(SYN) essentially.
2. first of all; above all.
Ex. We visited Washington chiefly to see the Capitol and the White House.
- chiefly⇄chiefly, adverb, adjective.