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Chiefly Moderate

Chiefly has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

of or relating to a chief

"The tribe's chiefly council gathered to discuss the upcoming harvest festival."

Adverb
1

for the most part

"he is mainly interested in butterflies"

2

Especially or primarily; above all.

"The new policy applies chiefly to small businesses, though some larger corporations may also be affected."

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Rhyming Words
fly oxfly refly mcfly befly barfly liefly naifly owlfly selfly wolfly apefly gadfly mayfly waffly bobfly dayfly ruffly medfly chefly
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