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Definition of Firstly
1. Adverb. Before anything else. "First we must consider the garter snake"
Definition of Firstly
1. adv. In the first place; before anything else; -- sometimes improperly used for first.
Definition of Firstly
1. Adverb. (formal) In the first place; before anything else; first. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firstly
1. before all others [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firstly
Literary usage of Firstly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Usage: Studies in the History and Uses of English Words and Phrases by John Lesslie Hall (1917)
"With seven such authorities arrayed against it, the chances for firstly would seem
... In refutation of De Quincey's charge that firstly was a neologism, ..."
2. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin (1909)
"firstly from his affinities and secondly from his structure—Early androgynous
condition of the Vertebrate—Conclusion. ..."
3. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"56 Acres at Bellingham, and 7 Rights in that that was firstly of Dedham, 14. 0.
0. 6 Acres in the great Cedar Swamp in Dedham, 4. 0. 0. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"firstly. "A low grade in the scale of organic life, implying great capacity for
variation. : Secondly. " A long period of time during which these ..."
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