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. Bernice King:

   So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote, I do not possess Bernice King.

2. Getachew Reda:

   We are not party to and will not be part of such a joke, the capital is firmly in the hands of our forces.

3. Arvind Krishna:

   We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies, iBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which is not consistent with our values.

4. Molly Ringwald:

   Nobody's really managed to make a movie, I think, as good as what this movie was for the time, until something comes along to replace it, I think it's firmly entrenched in movie classic history.

5. Michael Tigar:

   I would ask the court to make sure that the control of who the lawyer is, and of the arguments the lawyer is going to make, is firmly in the hands of the person the lawyer purports to represent.

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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