'Firmly' definitions:
Definition of 'firmly'
From: WordNet
adverb
With resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly]
adverb
In a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" [syn: securely, firmly]
adverb
With firmness; "held hard to the railing" [syn: hard, firmly]
Definition of 'Firmly'
From: GCIDE
- Firmly \Firm"ly\, adv. In a firm manner. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'firmly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adamantly,
- bec et ongles,
- bona fide,
- close,
- closely,
- committedly,
- compactly,
- consistently,
- constantly,
- deafeningly,
- decidedly,
- decisively,
- densely,
- determinedly,
- devotedly,
- dourly,
- earnestly,
- faithfully,
- fast,
- firm,
- fixedly,
- forcefully,
- forcibly,
- grimly,
- hammer and tongs,
- hardly,
- heart and soul,
- heartily,
- heavily,
- immovably,
- immutably,
- imperviously,
- implacably,
- impliably,
- impregnably,
- in all seriousness,
- in earnest,
- in good earnest,
- in good faith,
- inexorably,
- inflexibly,
- inseparably,
- intensely,
- intransigently,
- invincibly,
- invulnerably,
- ironhandedly,
- irreconcilably,
- irresistibly,
- like a bulldog,
- like a leech,
- loudly,
- loyally,
- lustily,
- mightily,
- obdurately,
- obstinately,
- perseveringly,
- persistently,
- powerfully,
- pungently,
- purposefully,
- relentlessly,
- resistantly,
- resolutely,
- resolvedly,
- responsibly,
- rigidly,
- rigorously,
- robustly,
- ruggedly,
- securely,
- seriously,
- sincerely,
- singlemindedly,
- solid,
- solidly,
- soundly,
- stalwartly,
- staunchly,
- steadfastly,
- steadily,
- sternly,
- stiffly,
- stoutly,
- strongly,
- sturdily,
- tenaciously,
- thick,
- thickly,
- tight,
- tightly,
- tooth and nail,
- unalterably,
- unbendingly,
- unchangeably,
- uncompromisingly,
- unregenerately,
- unrelentingly,
- unswervingly,
- unwaveringly,
- unyieldingly,
- vigorously,
- wholeheartedly,
- with a will,
- with constancy,
- with good faith,
- with total dedication