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Webster 1913 Edition
Firmly
Firm′ly
,adv.
In a firm manner.
Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has no character; “without constancy,” says Addison, “there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.”
Webster 1828 Edition
Firmly
FIRMLY
,ad.
1.
Solidly; compactly; closely; as particles of matter firmly cohering.2.
Steadily; with constancy or fixedness; immovably; steadfastly. He firmly believes in the divine origin of the scriptures. His resolution is firmly fixed. He firmly adheres to his party.Definition 2024
firmly
firmly
English
Adverb
firmly (comparative firmlier or more firmly, superlative firmliest or most firmly)
- (manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner.
- She corrected him firmly but gently.
- (manner) Securely.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:
- When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.
- 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.
- Tie the rope firmly to the post.
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Translations
in a firm or definite or strong manner