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firstly

adv
/ˈfɜɹstli/

Etymology

Coined before 1475, from Middle English fyrst-lyk, equivalent to first + -ly.

  1. inherited from fyrst-lyk

Definitions

  1. In the first place

    In the first place; before anything else; first.

    • We'll go into more depth with all the specs shortly so anyone less well versed in espresso speak will understand what I'm harping on about, but firstly let's just talk about using the machine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for firstly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA