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firmly

[ US /ˈfɝmɫi/ ]
[ UK /fˈɜːmli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. with resolute determination
    we firmly believed it
    you must stand firm
  2. with firmness
    held hard to the railing
  3. in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
    she held the child securely

How To Use firmly In A Sentence

  • This state of things was fastened all the more firmly on the people by strong kings such as Hammurabi, who lived about B.C. 2000 and who unified the country under a powerful central government with his own city, Babylon, as the capital. Hebrew Life and Times
  • Unless you've been hiding under an unfashionable rock for the past year, you'll have the word camel firmly rooted in your fashionista lexicon. Philippa Young: Camel: It Doesn't Matter if You're Black or White
  • Going into the large yard, he cut two oaken wedges, took a new wheel, and drove a wedge firmly into one end of its axle-box. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
  • So much so that when he tried out a few of his character's screen tricks on his family, they put him firmly in his place. The Sun
  • In the near rocks zone, a battle airship firmly adsorb to a great meteorolite, an eye warrior watch with scout far places of Flolamp fleets, soundless, Boss, Flolamp have leaved for Life Star. Mini Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • Bilbao is firmly anchored in Basque culture, with its emphasis on literature and the culinary arts. Times, Sunday Times
  • He does not press ambitious claims, and each of his opinions is firmly anchored in the law.
  • Chisholm says he is firmly anchored in publicly funded healthcare, and brandishes a copy of the Wanless Report as his New Year holiday reading.
  • Matt Wilkinson is recognised as one of Australia's best young guns and the goofy-footer has his sights set firmly on the ASP World Tour. Broadbandsports.com -
  • We earthed up the roots firmly when we planted the trees.
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