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importantly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • [ɪmˈpʰɔːtənt̚li] (Received-Pronunciation, UK)
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩tli] (General-American)
  • /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ (General-American)
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔli] (Received-Pronunciation, UK)
  • /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt.li/ (Received-Pronunciation, UK)
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩ʔli] (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English important Middle English -ly English -ly English importantly From important + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
    • More importantly and closer to life, slangs help build an instant intimacy and informality. 2021 September 3, Charudutta Panigrahi, “The Intimacy Of Slangs”, in Odisha News, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:
    • Importantly, apprenticeships provide an alternate route into employment, giving people from all backgrounds the chance to build in-demand skills and a career for life. 2023 March 8, Neil Robertson, “Tackling the skills shortage”, in RAIL, number 978, page 33:
    • These potentially ground-breaking discoveries need to be tempered by the knowledge that very high doses - the equivalent of 100-plus bottles of red wine daily - were given to mice. Importantly, after resveratrol is absorbed into the blood, it is broken down quickly and may have limited effect in humans. 2009 August 23, Michael Apstein, “Here's to good health - maybe”, in San Francisco Chronicle, page K1:
  2. In an important manner.
    • Even sitting in a restaurant, the person on a cell phone seems importantly busy and on the move. 2001 January/February, Ian Frazier, “Dearly Disconnected.”, in Mother Jones, volume 25, number 1, page 60:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more importantly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most importantly Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

self-importantly

Translations (10)

ca notablement (used to mark a statement as having importance) · es importantemente (in an important manner) · fi tärkeästi (in an important manner) · zh 重要的是... (used to mark a statement as having importance) · el σημαντικά (in an important manner) · el το κυριότερο (used to mark a statement as having importance) · ca importantment (in an important manner) · el το σημαντικότερο (used to mark a statement as having importance) · cmn 重要地 (in an important manner) · fi tärkeää on (used to mark a statement as having importance)