chiefly
English
/ˈtʃiːf.li/
adv
Definitions
- (focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
- (focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chefly suffix from English chief.
Origin
English
chief
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chief English
- chiefdom English
- chiefery English
- chiefess English
- chiefhood English
- chiefless English
- chiefling English
- chiefness English
- chiefry English
- chiefship English
- subchief English
- unchiefly English
- chef French
- チーフ Japanese
- chef Middle English
- chefly Middle English
- ĉef- Esperanto
- chifu Swahili
- cif Hausa