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

  • (..) Today, we acknowledge... ...a really terrible loss. Cedric Diggory was, as you all know... ...exceptionally hard-working... ...infinitely fair-minded... ...and, most importantly... ...a fierce, fierce friend. Now, I think, therefore, you have the right to know exactly how he died. You see... (..)
    2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire