Firm"ly, adv. In a firm manner.
Firm"ness, n. The state or quality of being firm.
Syn. -- Firmness, Constancy. Firmness belongs to the will, and
constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from
yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has
no character; "without constancy," says Addison, "there is neither
love, friendship, nor virtue in the world."
Firms (?), n. pl. [From Firm, a.] (Arch.) The principal rafters of a
roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together. [Obs.]
Fir"ring (?), n. (Arch.) See Furring.
Fir"ry (?), a. Made of fir; abounding in firs.
In firry woodlands making moan.
Tennyson.
First (?), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. &
Dan. fˆrste, OHG. furist, G. f¸rst prince; a superlatiye form of E.
for, fore. See For, Fore, and cf. Formeer, Foremost.] 1. Preceding all
others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first
day of a month; the first year of a reign.