"capitally" meaning in English

See capitally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capitally.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more capitally [comparative], most capitally [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English capital Middle English -ly English -ly English capitally From capital + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|capital|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English capital Middle English -ly English -ly English capitally [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "capitally", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="capitally"> From capital + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} capitally (comparative more capitally, superlative most capitally)
  1. Chiefly; principally.
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  2. (dated) Excellently. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-capitally-en-adv-DF-cCMSE
  3. (not comparable) By capital punishment. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-capitally-en-adv-~yT5gg9s
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