Chiefly vs. Primarily — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Chiefly and Primarily
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Chiefly
Above all; especially
An actor who is famous chiefly for her first two movies.
Primarily
For the most part; mainly
Around 80 per cent of personal computers are used primarily for word processing
Chiefly
Almost entirely; mainly
The complaints were chiefly about slow service.
Primarily
Chiefly; mainly
A scholastic program primarily for seniors.
A primarily middle-class neighborhood.
Chiefly
Of or relating to a chief
Chiefly responsibilities.
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Primarily
At first; originally.
Chiefly
(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.
Their relationship is chiefly professional.
This is a term chiefly used by online gamers.
Primarily
(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost
Chiefly
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.
Primarily
In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place; in the first intention; originally.
Chiefly
Of or relating to a chief
Primarily
For the most part;
He is mainly interested in butterflies
Chiefly
In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially.
Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook;But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge.
Primarily
Of primary import;
This is primarily a question of economics
It was in the first place a local matter
Chiefly
For the most part; mostly.
Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates of the dissenters chiefly lay.
Chiefly
For the most part;
He is mainly interested in butterflies
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