importantly

Definition

  • adverb: in an important way
  • adverb: in an 'important' way
  • used to say that something is important

Examples

  • More 'importantly', [=it is more important that] the proposed law will have a harmful effect on funding for public schools.

  • Her research has contributed 'importantly' to our understanding of the disease.

  • He strutted to and fro 'importantly', ordering everybody around.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) just a hundred percent. l-- l absolutely, totally and utterly adore you. And l just think... you are the most beautiful woman in the world. And, more importantly, l genuinely believe, and l've believed for some time now, that we could be best friends. So what do you think ? Uh, lucky me. (..)
    1999 Notting Hill