Chiefly and Fully

Chiefly

Chiefly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies

Fully is an antonym for chiefly.

Nearby Word: chief

Fully

Fully adverb - To a full extent or degree.

Chiefly is an antonym for fully.

Nearby Word: full

Both words in one sentence

  • They are chiefly notorious among fans for the fourth and final advert, which overtly suggested a fully romantic relationship between the two characters.
  • Film / Deadpool While Wade gets plenty of time to show his face before being disfigured, afterwards he spends several pivotal dramatic character moments fully masked (chiefly, he spends the entire climax of the film masked).
  • Cool Guns / Assault Rifles In movies, however, it will often be a Chinese copy, the Norinco Type 56, recognizable chiefly by the fully hooded front sight; a real AK has partially open front sight.
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