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Webster 1913 Edition
Firmly
Firm′ly
,adv.
In a firm manner.
Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has no character; “without constancy,” says Addison, “there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.”
Webster 1828 Edition
Firmly
FIRMLY
,ad.
1.
Solidly; compactly; closely; as particles of matter firmly cohering.2.
Steadily; with constancy or fixedness; immovably; steadfastly. He firmly believes in the divine origin of the scriptures. His resolution is firmly fixed. He firmly adheres to his party.