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first·ly
/
ˈfɜrst
li
/
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[
furst
-lee
]
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adverb
in the
first
place;
first
.
Origin:
1525–35;
first
+
-ly
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firstly
(ˈfɜːstlɪ)
—
adv
coming before other points, questions, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
firstly
1530s, but never a common word (simple first usually serving its place), from
first
+
-ly
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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, his gesture in not naming me is unnecessary.
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