Chiefly
Chiefly adverb - For the most part.
Really and chiefly are semantically related in particularly topic. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Chiefly".
Nearby Word: chief
Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Chiefly and really are semantically related in particularly topic. Sometimes you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Really".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It eventually emerged that the Chihuahua had to say adios chiefly because it was determined that people really only cared about the character, not so much the brand he was representing (similar to what happened with Erin Esurance).
Source: Advertising Campaigns - This very narrow interpretation of the felony-murder rule exists chiefly because the original drafters of the MPC would really rather have done away with it entirely, but decided that the Code wouldn't be accepted if they left felony-murder out.
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Professor Layton (chiefly the games, though there's a spectacular one in the movie) have these, though they never really bring closure to the mystery, since the Big Bad always runs off before they can be apprehended.
Source: Summation Gathering
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