secondly

sec·ond·ly

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-uh nd-lee]
- /ˈsɛk ənd li/
- /ˈsek.ənd.li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-uh nd-lee]
- /ˈsɛk ənd li/

Definitions of secondly word

adverb secondly in the second place; second. 1
adverb secondly in list 1
adverb secondly You say secondly when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something. 0
adverb secondly in the second place; second 0

See all 4 definitions of secondly

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Origin of secondly

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at second1, -ly

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Parts of speech for Secondly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Secondly

secondly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for secondly

adv secondly

along with — accompanying; together with
and all — You use and all when you want to emphasize that what you are talking about includes the thing mentioned, especially when this is surprising or unusual.
apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.

adverb secondly

conjointly — In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
including — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.

All 8 Synonyms of secondly