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firmly
Variant of firm
adjective
- not yielding easily under pressure; solid; hard
- not moved or shaken easily; fixed; stable
- continued steadily; remaining the same: a firm friendship
- unchanging; resolute; constant: a firm faith
- showing determination, strength, etc.: a firm command
- legally or formally concluded; definite; final: a firm contract, a firm order
- Commerce not rising or falling very much; steady: said of prices, etc.
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to make or become firm, or solid, steady, stable, definite, etc.: often with up
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