Comparative for in a firm, fixed or secure manner
“Metal hooks are firmly attached to the top of the inside of the door.”
Comparative for in a forceful or powerful manner
“We must also firmly criticize those critics and theoreticians of filmmaking who, in opposing real or imagined shortcomings, also strike out against what is new in our life.”
Comparative for with determination and resolution
“The indeterminist, for his part, can just as firmly hold on to his beliefs, directly supported as they are by the phenomenological data in so many areas of experience.”
Comparative for very much
Comparative for in a way that cannot be varied, or changed
Comparative for used to emphasize that something is the case
Comparative for continuing steadily and persistently unabated
Comparative for with serious and intense conviction
(of one's gaze) Comparative for in a highly interested or concerned manner
Comparative for in a harsh or severe manner
Comparative for in a logical or rational manner, with or using logic
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