First
First adverb - Before anything else.
Usage example: first we must consider the garter snake
Firstly is a synonym for first in initially topic. In some cases you can use "Firstly" instead an adverb "First", when it comes to topics like at first, to begin with, before anything else.
Nearby Word: firstly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- foremost and first
- foremost and firstly
- ahead and first
- ahead and firstly
- initially and first
- initially and firstly
- originally and first
- originally and firstly
- primarily and first
- primarily and firstly
- beforehand and first
- beforehand and firstly
- in the first place and first
- in the first place and firstly
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