- firstly
- adverb Date: circa 1532 in the first place ; first
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
firstly
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Firstly — First ly, adv. In the first place; before anything else; sometimes improperly used for first. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
firstly — index ab initio Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
firstly — 1530s, but never a common word (simple first usually serving its place), from FIRST (Cf. first) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
firstly — ► ADVERB ▪ in the first place; first … English terms dictionary
firstly — [fʉrst′lē] adv. in the first place; first: used chiefly in enumerating topics … English World dictionary
firstly — adverb (sentence adverb) used to say that the fact or reason that you are going to mention is the first one and will be followed by others: Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this success. USAGE NOTE: FIRSTLY WORD… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
firstly — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)stli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl/group You use firstly in speech or writing when you want to give a reason, make a point, or mention an item that will be followed by others connected with it. The programme is now seven years behind schedule… … English dictionary
firstly — adverb /ˈfɜrstli/ In the first place; before anything else; first. Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study… … Wiktionary
firstly — See first, firstly, secondly … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
firstly — first|ly S2 [ˈfə:stli US ə:r ] adv [sentence adverb] used to say that the fact or reason that you are going to mention is the first one and will be followed by others →↑finally, lastly ↑lastly ▪ Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
firstly */*/ — UK [ˈfɜː(r)s(t)lɪ] / US [ˈfɜrs(t)lɪ] adverb 1) used for beginning a list of events that happened, or for saying what will happen first 2) used for beginning a list of reasons, arguments etc Firstly, this car looks awful, and secondly, it s… … English dictionary
