fourthly
/ˈfɔːɹθ.li/
fourthly adverb: in the fourth place; fourth in a row.
Adverb
fourthly (not comparable)
- In the fourth place; fourth in a row.
- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii
- Fourthly, when all equilibria are unstable and complex endogenous fluctuations arise, the LAW policy reduces the amplitude of fluctuations but at the expense of larger average deviations from the targets.2024, Anufriev, Lamantia, Radi, Tichy, “Leaning against the wind in the New Keynesian model with heterogeneous expectations”, in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, →DOI
Origin of fourthly
From fourth + -ly.
Questions about fourthly
- What does fourthly mean?
- Fourthly means in the fourth place; fourth in a row.
- What part of speech is fourthly?
- Fourthly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce fourthly?
- Fourthly is pronounced /ˈfɔːɹθ.li/.
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