firstlyadverb
uk/ˈfɜːst.li/us/ˈfɝːst.li/also firstB2 used to refer to the first thing in a list:
There are two very good reasons why we can't do it. Firstly, we don't have enough money, and secondly, we don't have enough time.
More examples
- I want two things from my boss - firstly, a pay rise, and secondly, a longer contract.
- There are three factors to take into account: firstly cost, secondly time, and thirdly staff.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
First and firstly
- at first idiom
- begin
- debut
- first come, first served idiom
- for starters idiom
- formative
- in the first/second place idiom
- inaugural
- initial
- initially
- introduction
- opener
- place
- prefatory
- primary
- proto-
- starter
- to begin with idiom
- ur-
- word
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