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

  • (..) Now, as you would imagine, the female symbol is its exact opposite. This is called the chalice. And the chalice resembles a cup or vessel or, more importantly... ...the shape of a woman's womb. No, the Grail has never been a cup. It is quite literally this ancient symbol of womanhood. (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code