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fixedly

Syllables: fix·ed·lyUK/ˈfɪksɪdli/

fixedly adverb: firmly, resolutely.

Adverb

fixedly (comparative more fixedly, superlative most fixedly)

  1. Firmly, resolutely.
    • And ſhall not the vvant of Reaſon and Speech, be a ſign to us of different real Conſtitutions and Species, betvveen a Changeling, and a reaſonable Man? And ſo of the reſt, if vve pretend, that the diſtinction of Species is fixedly eſtabliſhed by the real Frame, and ſecret Conſtitutions of Things.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “Of the Names of Substances”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book III, § 22...
    • It vvas his manner in the Morning to meditate very ſeriouſly and fixedly upon ſome Truth, or ſome Text, for a good part of an Hour together.1702, Cotton Mather, “[Book IV (Sal Gentium. […]).] The Life and Death of Mr. Nathanael Mather.”, in Magnalia Christi Americana: Or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from Its First Planting...
    Synonyms:
    fixly, statarianly
  2. Without changing one's expression; unchangingly.
    • A consultation has been held in the corridor or in the washroom. Rhonda is smiling fixedly. Lonnie H. is looking wise and sad.1989, Carol Shields, “Chemistry”, in Various Miracles, London: Fourth Estate, published 1994, →ISBN, page 219
    Synonyms:
    fixly, statarianly
  3. Without shifting one's gaze; intently, steadily.
    • She look'd as if ſhe vvould devour me vvith her eyes, ſtaring at me from head to foot, vvithout the leaſt regard to the confuſion and bluſhes her eyeing me ſo fixedly put me to, and vvhich vvere to her, no doubt, the ſtrongeſt recommendation, and marks of my being fit for her purpoſe.1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, pages...
    • But when I turn away, / Thou, willing me to stay, / Wooest not, nor vainly wranglest; / But, looking fixedly the while, / All my bounding heart entanglest, / In a golden-netted smile; […]1830 June, Alfred Tennyson, “Madeline”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC, stanza 3, page 19
    Synonyms:
    fixly, statarianly

fixedly meaning in Malayalam and Vietnamese

fixedly in Malayalam

സ്ഥിരമായി, ഉറപ്പായി, നിശ്ചലമായി, ഏകാഗ്രമായി

fixedly in Vietnamese

in a fixed manner
chằm chằm

Examples of fixedly in a sentence

  • But the difficulty of the circumstances in which he was placed was so great, that it was almost impossible for him to make up his mind fixedly to any purpose in reference to Clara.1865 May 15 – 1866 January 1, Anthony Trollope, “Miss Amedroz is Pursued”, in The Belton Estate. […], volume III, London: Chapman and Hall...
  • I do not suppose anybody has made up his mind fixedly.1945 May 30, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon; Lord Chancellor, “Treason Bill [Second Reading]”, in Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): House of...
  • The old man [William Kiffin] looked fixedly at the king [James II of England], burst into tears, and made answer, "Sir, I am worn out; I am unfit to serve your Majesty or the City.1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter VII, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume II, London: Longman, Brown...
  • Did you fixedly gaze, too, upon that ribbed and dented brow; there also, you would see still stranger foot-prints—the foot-prints of his one unsleeping, ever-pacing thought.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Quarter-deck”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper &...

Synonyms of fixedly

Forms of fixedly

comparativemore fixedly
superlativemost fixedly

Origin of fixedly

From fixed (“not changing; not able to be changed, staying the same”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).

Questions about fixedly

What does fixedly mean?
Fixedly means firmly, resolutely.
What is fixedly in Malayalam?
Fixedly in Malayalam is സ്ഥിരമായി, ഉറപ്പായി, നിശ്ചലമായി. See Fixedly meaning in Malayalam.
How do you use fixedly in a sentence?
But the difficulty of the circumstances in which he was placed was so great, that it was almost impossible for him to make up his mind fixedly to any purpose in reference to Clara.
What part of speech is fixedly?
Fixedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce fixedly?
Fixedly is pronounced /ˈfɪksɪdli/ (UK).

Words near fixedly in the dictionary

  1. fixed-point numbers
  2. fixed-term
  3. fixed-term contract
  4. fixed-term contracts
  5. fixed-wing
  6. fixedly
  7. fixedness
  8. fixednesses
  9. fixedst
  10. fixen
  11. fixens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fixedly (page history and authors); fixedly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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