English-Thai Dictionary

chiefly

ADV อย่าง สำคัญ ที่สุด  อย่างมาก ที่สุด  mainly primarily principally yang-sam-ka-n ti-sud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHIEFLY

adv. 1. Principally; eminently; in the first place.
It chiefly concerns us to obey the divine precepts.
2. For the most part.
In the parts of the kingdom where the estates of the dissenters chiefly lay.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHIEFLY

CHIEFLY 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chiefly

chief ly |ˈCHēflē ˈtʃifli | ▶adverb above all; mainly: he is remembered chiefly for his sonatas. • for the most part; mostly: this group has consisted chiefly of conservatives.

 

Oxford Dictionary

chiefly

chief ¦ly |ˈtʃiːfli | ▶adverb mainly: he is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas. • for the most part; mostly: an audience consisting chiefly of women between the ages of 18 and 54.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

chiefly

chiefly adverb we are interested chiefly in waterfront properties: mainly, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, mostly, for the most part; usually, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, on the whole, largely, by and large, almost always.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

chiefly

chiefly adverb the theatre was used chiefly for performances of music: mainly, in the main, primarily, principally, predominantly, above all, mostly, for the most part, first and foremost, especially, particularly, essentially, substantially; usually, customarily, habitually, typically, commonly, generally, on the whole, largely, by and large, as a rule, in most instances, almost always, almost entirely, to a large extent, to a great degree.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chiefly

chief ly /tʃíːfli /→chief 副詞 比較なし 主として , 主に ; まず第一に , とりわけ (mainly )▸ The novel has become popular, chiefly because it is filled with humor .その小説は主にユーモアに満ちているという理由で人気を呼んでいる ▸ Rum is made chiefly of sugar cane .ラム酒はサトウキビが主原料だ .形容詞 (集団の )長 （ちよう ）の [にふさわしい ].