EGAVE

chiefly

About 11.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb Especially or primarily; above all.
    Their relationship is chiefly professional.
  2. adverb Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
  3. adjective Of or relating to a chief.

Similar words

mainly primarily principally in the main mostly predominately preponderantly predominantly main particularly

Often followed by

in to of by on from for the because with

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