firmlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfəːmli/, U.S.

/ˈfərmli/

Etymology: < firm adj. + -ly suffix².

In a firm manner.

1. With little possibility of movement; so as not easily to be shaken or dislodged; fixedly, securely, strongly; steadily, immovably.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adverb] > in a stable manner > firmly (fixed)

stronglyeOE

fasteOE

stitha1000

hardOE

fastlyOE

steadfasta1300

stithlya1300

steevec1330

a-rootc1374

firmlyc1374

hard and fastc1380

sadc1380

sadlya1398

steadfastlya1400

stronga1400

stalworthlyc1440

solidatively?1541

hardfast1548

secure1578

sickera1586

solidly?1611

tighta1625

securely1642

steevely1790

inexcussably1816

tightly1866

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1439 (1488) I wist..That your humble seruant..Were in your harte yset so fermely As ye in mine.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lv. 187 Euery man praysed gretely Huon that he helde hym selfe so fermely.

1591 E. Spenser Muiopotmos in Complaints sig. T3^v His breastplate..Before his noble heart he firmely bound.

1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith 120 Charity..firmelier rooted..in their harts.

1718 I. Newton Opticks (ed. 2) iii. i. 365 How such very hard Particles..can stick together..so firmly.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 334 The dangerous frontier of Rhætia he so firmly secured, that [etc.].

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 127 To fix at each step my staff firmly in the consolidated snow.

1880 A. Geikie Elem. Lessons Physical Geogr. (new ed.) ii. 7 The atmospheric envelope clasps the planet firmly.

2. Without wavering, hesitation, or doubt; constantly, resolutely, steadfastly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adverb]

anredlyOE

fastlyOE

steadfastly?c1225

stifflyc1290

stably1297

steadfasta1300

stoutly1303

steevely1340

sadlya1375

sturdilyc1374

firm1377

surelyc1380

like a flint1382

tough1398

firmlyc1425

unmovablyc1425

but variancec1430

sad?c1430

immovably1435

toughlyc1450

affirmlya1513

wishly1530

constantly1534

steadily1540

fall back (also flat), fall edge?1553

staidly1571

fixedly1605

indeclinably1624

undeclinably1662

unfalteringly1665

unswervingly1805

unwaveringly1830

indomitably1837

rockily1846

unbendingly1847

indivertibly1853

unshakeablya1864

undyingly1881

unshakenly1882

adamantly1897

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xv. 29 Þe lele Scottis men..To-gyddyr stood sa fermly.

1552 R. Ascham in Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 12 I am thus firmelie persuaded.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 27 He was..firmly resolv'd Never to trust him.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 177. ⁋9 A copy..which he firmly believed to be of the first edition.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 119 The Goth, on whose fidelity he firmly relied.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 110 The nation was firmly attached to hereditary monarchy.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 11 It was time to trust firmly to the free understanding of men for guidance.

1887 Daily News 7 June 2/6 Foreign wheats firmly held.

Compounds

General attributive.

firmly-braided adj.

ΚΠ

1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly xxi, in Examiner 26 May 656/1 The sunlight touched the firmly-braided masses of her hair.

firmly-closed adj.

ΚΠ

1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. iii. 28 With firmly-closed lips.

firmly-rooted adj.

ΚΠ

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 264 The firmly-rooted Christian may say.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firmly
释义	firmlyadv. Brit. /ˈfəːmli/, U.S. /ˈfərmli/ Etymology: < firm adj. + -ly suffix². In a firm manner. 1. With little possibility of movement; so as not easily to be shaken or dislodged; fixedly, securely, strongly; steadily, immovably. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adverb] > in a stable manner > firmly (fixed) stronglyeOE fasteOE stitha1000 hardOE fastlyOE steadfasta1300 stithlya1300 steevec1330 a-rootc1374 firmlyc1374 hard and fastc1380 sadc1380 sadlya1398 steadfastlya1400 stronga1400 stalworthlyc1440 solidatively?1541 hardfast1548 secure1578 sickera1586 solidly?1611 tighta1625 securely1642 steevely1790 inexcussably1816 tightly1866 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1439 (1488) I wist..That your humble seruant..Were in your harte yset so fermely As ye in mine. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lv. 187 Euery man praysed gretely Huon that he helde hym selfe so fermely. 1591 E. Spenser Muiopotmos in Complaints sig. T3^v His breastplate..Before his noble heart he firmely bound. 1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith 120 Charity..firmelier rooted..in their harts. 1718 I. Newton Opticks (ed. 2) iii. i. 365 How such very hard Particles..can stick together..so firmly. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 334 The dangerous frontier of Rhætia he so firmly secured, that [etc.]. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xviii. 127 To fix at each step my staff firmly in the consolidated snow. 1880 A. Geikie Elem. Lessons Physical Geogr. (new ed.) ii. 7 The atmospheric envelope clasps the planet firmly. 2. Without wavering, hesitation, or doubt; constantly, resolutely, steadfastly. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adverb] anredlyOE fastlyOE steadfastly?c1225 stifflyc1290 stably1297 steadfasta1300 stoutly1303 steevely1340 sadlya1375 sturdilyc1374 firm1377 surelyc1380 like a flint1382 tough1398 firmlyc1425 unmovablyc1425 but variancec1430 sad?c1430 immovably1435 toughlyc1450 affirmlya1513 wishly1530 constantly1534 steadily1540 fall back (also flat), fall edge?1553 staidly1571 fixedly1605 indeclinably1624 undeclinably1662 unfalteringly1665 unswervingly1805 unwaveringly1830 indomitably1837 rockily1846 unbendingly1847 indivertibly1853 unshakeablya1864 undyingly1881 unshakenly1882 adamantly1897 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xv. 29 Þe lele Scottis men..To-gyddyr stood sa fermly. 1552 R. Ascham in Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 12 I am thus firmelie persuaded. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 27 He was..firmly resolv'd Never to trust him. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 177. ⁋9 A copy..which he firmly believed to be of the first edition. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 119 The Goth, on whose fidelity he firmly relied. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 110 The nation was firmly attached to hereditary monarchy. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 11 It was time to trust firmly to the free understanding of men for guidance. 1887 Daily News 7 June 2/6 Foreign wheats firmly held. Compounds General attributive. firmly-braided adj. ΚΠ 1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly xxi, in Examiner 26 May 656/1 The sunlight touched the firmly-braided masses of her hair. firmly-closed adj. ΚΠ 1888 F. Hume Madame Midas i. iii. 28 With firmly-closed lips. firmly-rooted adj. ΚΠ a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 264 The firmly-rooted Christian may say. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1374
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