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importantly

im·por·tantly

UK/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt.li/ US/ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in an important way or to an important degree

  • “more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself”
Synonyms
2.

in an important way

  • “for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion”

Origin

From important + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

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