Usually means: Initially, at the beginning, primarily.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!)
We found 27 dictionaries that define the word firstly:

General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. firstly: Merriam-Webster
  2. firstly: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. firstly: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. firstly: Collins English Dictionary
  5. firstly: Vocabulary.com
  6. Firstly, firstly: Wordnik
  7. firstly: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. firstly: Wiktionary
  9. firstly: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. firstly: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. firstly: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Firstly, firstly: Dictionary.com
  13. Firstly: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Firstly: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. firstly: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. firstly: Rhymezone
  17. firstly: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. FIRSTLY: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  19. firstly: FreeDictionary.org
  20. firstly: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. firstly: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. firstly: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. firstly: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. firstly: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. firstly: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
adverb:  (formal) In the first place; before anything else; first.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Colors:
    red,     gold,     silver,     blue,     green, more...




Words similar to firstly

Usage examples for firstly

Idioms related to firstly

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Words that often appear near firstly

Rhymes of firstly

Invented words related to firstly

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Colors:
    red,     gold,     silver,     blue,     green, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Threepeat

Find common ground

Play Now

Compound Your Joy

Find connection

Play Now

Pandergram

Foster inclusion

Play Now