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chieflier

chieflier is the comparative form of chiefly.

Meaning of chiefly

Adjective

chiefly (comparative chieflier, superlative chiefliest)

  1. Of or relating to a chief.
    • The maintenance of a perpetual fire came to be associated with chiefly or royal dignity.1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 261

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Questions about chieflier

What is chieflier the comparative form of?
Chieflier is the comparative form of chiefly.

Words near chieflier in the dictionary

  1. chiefie
  2. chiefies
  3. chiefing
  4. chiefless
  5. chieflessness
  6. chieflier
  7. chiefliest
  8. chiefling
  9. chieflings
  10. chiefly
  11. chiefness

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