secondly

adverb

sec·​ond·​ly ˈse-kən(d)-lē How to pronounce secondly (audio)
: in the second place
For one, the process required considerable hand labor; secondly, it was difficult to control in large format …Naomi Rosenblum

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And secondly, the growth of supermassive black holes through the merger chain of progressively larger and larger black holes (triggered as galaxies collide and merge) may be supplemented by the objects voraciously feasting on surrounding gas and dust. Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025 And secondly, they are driven by their emotions and feelings, and not by logic. Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025 First, by not releasing a full list of its hostages and their health status, and secondly by not releasing a female hostage called Arbel Yehud, whom Israel says is a civilian and Hamas says is a soldier. Willem Marx, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025 But secondly, by now both have successfully turned water into wine. Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for secondly 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of secondly was in the 14th century

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“Secondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondly. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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