importantly — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. Used to mark a statement as having importance.

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   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.

   More importantly and closer to life, slangs help build an instant intimacy and informality.

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   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.

2. In an important manner.

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   Even sitting in a restaurant, the person on a cell phone seems importantly busy and on the move.

Adverb

1. in an important way or to an important degree

   Synonyms

   significantly

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   more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself

2. in an important way

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   for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion