Firmly
Firmly adverb - In a vigorous and forceful manner.
Usage example: stomped his feet firmly to get the snow off his boots
Purposefully and firmly are semantically related in with determination topic. In some cases you can use "Purposefully" instead an adverb "Firmly".
Purposefully
Purposefully adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.
Firmly and purposefully are semantically related in energetically topic. Sometimes you can use "Firmly" instead an adverb "Purposefully".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- tenaciously and firmly
- tenaciously and purposefully
- steadfastly and firmly
- steadfastly and purposefully
- intently and firmly
- intently and purposefully
- earnestly and firmly
- earnestly and purposefully
- energetically and firmly
- energetically and purposefully
- resolutely and firmly
- resolutely and purposefully
- powerfully and firmly
- powerfully and purposefully
Both words in one sentence
- He purposefully left all three of them back on Homeworld when he went to Babylon 5, and no matter how bad things seem at the station the thought that the three are back home waiting for him makes him firmly want to stay there.
Source: Sexless Marriage - The fact that you could buy every Marine in the list a Stunt Double makes it pretty clear the thing was written with tongue firmly in cheek (the Movie Marines were Purposefully Overpowered, and explicitly only to be used in friendly games).
Source: Played for Laughs
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