Almost and Chiefly

Almost

Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: there were almost enough seats for everybody on the bus

Chiefly and almost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Almost".

Chiefly

Chiefly adverb - For the most part.

Almost and chiefly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead an adverb "Chiefly".

Nearby Word: chief

Both words in one sentence

  • Red Baron Chiefly Kaoru at the beginning, but Aoshi contradicting Saito from "Battousai" to "Kenshin" at almost the very end bears remembering, too.
    Source: Red Baron
  • Fats Waller: Fine pianist and singer but chiefly memorable for writing great songs, some of which ("Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'") are so standard it's almost ridiculous.
    Source: Jazz
  • The Engineer The 100: The delinquents sent down to Earth would have been pretty screwed if expert mechanic Raven wasn't sent down to join them; she's responsible for building almost everything the 100 need to survive, chiefly of the blowing-stuff-up variety.
    Source: The Engineer
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