IMPORTANTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does importantly mean? 

• IMPORTANTLY (adverb)
  The adverb IMPORTANTLY has 2 senses:

1. in an important way or to an important degree

2. in an important way

  Familiarity information: IMPORTANTLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPORTANTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an important way or to an important degree

Synonyms:

importantly; significantly

Context example:

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

Pertainym:

important (of great significance or value)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an important way

Context example:

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

Pertainym:

important (of great significance or value)

 Context examples 

Saturn is Capricorn’s ruler, so he is comfortable in this sign—and most importantly, that sign blends beautifully with your Virgo Sun sign.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Importantly, the researchers discovered that the TMAO increases were reversible.

(Study links frequent red meat consumption to high levels of chemical associated with heart disease, National Institutes of Health)

Importantly, genetic factors can predispose a person to obesity, as well as influence the effectiveness of weight-loss strategies.

(Researchers link single gene variation to obesity, NIH)

Importantly, the beneficial effects were long-lasting, with many patients reporting pain relief lasting at least six months.

(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)

Importantly, this finding could alter the design of treatments against the disease.

(Scientists find a role for Parkinson’s gene in the brain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

And most importantly, does the mechanism we describe in this paper underlie relapse after chemo and radiation therapy?

(Cells Back from Brink of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Importantly, the analysis showed that the barcodes are in place in ILCs before they encounter infection.

(Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes, NIH)

Importantly, data from the meditation plus naloxone group showed that naloxone did not block meditation’s pain-relieving effects.

(Scientists discover non-opioid pain pathway in the brain, NIH)

The findings suggest that differences in early-life exposure to metals, or more importantly how a child’s body processes them, may affect the risk of autism.

(Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH)

Genetic variants that sent signals preferentially through this pathway were the ones driving the association with protection against obesity and its complications and, importantly, were also associated with lower blood pressure.

(Discovery of genetic variants that protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes could lead to new weight loss medicines, University of Cambridge)