im‧por‧tant‧ly /ɪmˈpɔːtəntli $ -ɔːr-/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: importance; adverb: importantly; adjective: important ≠ unimportant]

1. [sentence adverb] used to show that your next statement or question is more, equally etc important than what you said before
more/most/less/equally importantly
Most importantly, you must keep a record of everything you do.

2. in a way that shows you think that what someone is saying or doing is important:
He strode importantly into the room.

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