Word: chiefly
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: chief
ly
Definition: of or relating to a chief; most important element
Morphemes:
Affix: chief
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Primary; principal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun".