1
[ adverb ] in an important way or to an important degree

Synonyms

significantly

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

Papers like these four , if widely read , will contribute importantly to improvement of our analytic work .

2
[ adverb ] in an important way

Examples

"for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"

Related terms

important important

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