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chiefer

chiefer is the comparative form of chief.

Meaning of chief

Adjective

chief (comparative chiefer or more chief, superlative chiefest or most chief)

  1. Primary; principal.
    • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
  2. (Scotland) Intimate, friendly.
    • 'You’re doing it because she was your friend, not because she was a parishioner, and certainly not because of the Declaratory Articles,' Macmurray said, pushing himself forward on his seat. 'Everybody knows how chief you and she were. It was an unfitting relationship for a minister while she was...2006, James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack, page 324

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Questions about chiefer

What is chiefer the comparative form of?
Chiefer is the comparative form of chief.

Words near chiefer in the dictionary

  1. chiefage
  2. chiefdom
  3. chiefdoms
  4. chiefe
  5. chiefed
  6. chiefer
  7. chieferies
  8. chiefery
  9. chiefes
  10. chiefess
  11. chiefesses

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