thirdly
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- adverb
- /ˈθɜrdli/
- Formal
- First, we need to gather all the facts; secondly, we should analyze them; and thirdly, we will draw our conclusions.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd and thirdly, I would say don't save up your problems.
- And and thirdly, I would say don't save up your problems.
- But thirdly, it also matters because of the kind of empire or the ideas of empire that are that are relevant.
- I think this is really great and this kaizon, Kaizon thirdly, we're talking.
- And then thirdly, she has, she's partly Asian.
Examples
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And thirdly, when she discovered that one was lost... ...she swept the house clean to find it.
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And thirdly, I was very confused about the fight we had just had.
Fiction book (1998) -
Second, please ask a question which is brief and thirdly, please make sure your question ends with a question mark.
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But thirdly, it also matters because of the kind of empire or the ideas of empire that are that are relevant.
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Thirdly, in case you people missed something, the bad guys know!
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Thirdly, changes have been made in the types of assets that qualify for the new maximum rates.
Academic text (1997) -
Thirdly, you're living in a dream world.
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Thirdly, trade sanctions should be adopted against the major exports of the three countries.
Academic text (1991) -
Thirdly, Iraq believes that Japan needs Iraq as an export market for Japanese industrial products.
Academic text (2001) -
Thirdly, the leader must have the strength to withstand the emotional turmoil that change brings.
Academic text (2003)
Surface Forms
Morphology
thirdly = third (transparent) = third + ly
Meaning is a straightforward adverbial formation from the ordinal 'third' indicating 'in the third place'.
Etymology
Thirdly comes from the word third, which means 'number three', plus the ending -ly that turns an adjective into an adverb. So thirdly is used to introduce the third point or reason in a list.