thirdly
/ˈθɜːdli/US/ˈθɚdli/
thirdly adverb: in the third place; third in a row.
Adverb
thirdly (not comparable)
- In the third place; third in a row.
- And God hath ſet ſome in the Church, firſt Apoſtles, ſecondarily Pꝛophets, thirdly Teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpes in gouernmẽts, diuerſities of tongues.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 12:28
- Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.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
thirdly meaning in Marathi, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Arabic
thirdly in Marathi
- in the third place; third in a row
- तिसरे tisre
thirdly in Malayalam
- മൂന്നാമതായി
thirdly in Sanskrit
- thirdly, for the third time
- तृतीयम् tṛtī́yam
thirdly in Arabic
- in the third place; third in a row
- ثَالِثًا ṯāliṯan
More languagesFewer languages
- thirdly in Persian
- ثالثاً sâlesan, سوماً sevvoman
Forms of thirdly
| alternative form | 3rdly |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | thyrdly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | 3dly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | 3ᵈˡʸ |
Origin of thirdly
From third + -ly.
Questions about thirdly
- What does thirdly mean?
- Thirdly means in the third place; third in a row.
- What is thirdly in Marathi?
- Thirdly in Marathi is तिसरे (tisre). See Thirdly meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is thirdly?
- Thirdly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce thirdly?
- Thirdly is pronounced /ˈθɜːdli/ (UK).
Words near thirdly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thirdly (page history and authors); thirdly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); तृतीयम् (Sanskrit) (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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