Definitions for firmly
firm·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringlyadverb

   with resolute determination

   "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"

2. securely, firmlyadverb

   in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

   "she held the child securely"

3. hard, firmlyadverb

   with firmness

   "held hard to the railing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. firmlyadverb

   In a firm or definite or strong manner.

   She corrected him firmly but gently.

2. firmlyadverb

   Securely

   Tie the rope firmly to the post.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firmlyadverb

   Etymology: from firm.

   1. Strongly; impenetrably; immoveably.

   Thou shalt come of force,
   Though thou art firmlier fasten’d than a rock. John Milton, Agonist.

   How very hard particles, which touch only in a few points, can stick together so firmly, without something which causes them to be attracted towards one another, is difficult to conceive. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. Steadily; constantly.

   Himself to be the man the fates require;
   I firmly judge, and what I judge desire. John Dryden, Æn. b. vii.

   The common people of Lucca are firmly persuaded, that one Lucquese can beat five Florentines. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firmly

   Firmly is an adverb that describes an action done in a manner that is strong, solid, rigid, well-fixed, tightly secured, or not subject to change or revision. It can imply determination, certainty, a sense of authority, or physical solidity or pressure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Firmlyadverb

   in a firm manner

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'firmly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2503

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'firmly' in Adverbs Frequency: #207

How to pronounce firmly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say firmly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of firmly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of firmly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of firmly in a Sentence

1. Nicholas Snowdon:

   Aluminium tops the list in terms of potential and much needed production cuts in the Western world. Also in the zinc market, we're seeing zinc mine production growing at the fastest pace in several years, given the positioning in base metals, which have swung firmly to short side, if you do see some significant production cut announcements, that could be a trigger for some short covering.

2. Reza Zomorrodian:

   I’m firmly against what they did. I think it was a horrible idea. only six people voted for this.

3. European Council:

   The protests in Belarus are not about geopolitics. This is in the first place a national crisis. It is about the right of the people to freely elect their leadership. We stand firmly behind the right of Belarusian people to determine their own fate, on August 9th, Belarus held elections. These elections were neither free nor fair and did not meet international standards. We don't recognize the results presented by the Belarus authorities.

4. Li Keqiang:

   We will implement the military strategy for the new era, strengthen military training under combat conditions, and firmly protect China's sovereignty, security and development interests, we will further implement the military-civilian integration strategy, and speed up efforts to make innovations in defense-related science and technology.

5. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang:

   We will strive to make progress in discussion and dialogue between the two sides of the strait, advance cross-strait economic integration for mutual benefit and promote local and youth exchanges, we are firmly confident that the peaceful growth of cross-strait relations is a historical trend that can be neither resisted nor reversed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=firmly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Firmly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=firmly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firmly