adv

importantly

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adv

Used to highlight a point as especially significant.

"More importantly, the results were reproducible across every trial."

In a manner suggesting significance or self-importance.

"He spoke importantly, as if his opinion settled the matter."

How to Use Importantly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishUsed to flag the most significant point in a sentence.

Common pairings

more importantly most importantly

more importantly comparative, most importantly superlative

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More _____, the results were reproducible across every trial.

From important + -ly.

instantly elegantly valiantly blatantly distantly abundantly constantly pleasantly reluctantly incessantly brilliantly triumphantly