Firmly and Really

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Firmly adverb - In a vigorous and forceful manner.

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Really and firmly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Firmly".

Nearby Words: firm, firmness

Really adverb - In actual fact.

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Firmly and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Firmly" instead an adverb "Really".

Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

And both her birth and her real parents were firmly good-aligned so she's not really rebelling.

Source: Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter
You really don't want to infuriate your alliance partner, particularly if your alliance is firmly in the driver's seat.

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Brandy stays firmly on the human side apart from the occasional tail-wag whenever excited, but in one episode, she began acting more like a real dog when she discovered she was really a mixed-breed.

Source: Furry Reminder

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