0 in a way that will not become loose: --
Make sure the rope is firmly attached before attempting to climb down.
2 forcefully: --
"You're not going to the party and that's that!" she said firmly.
3 in a way that is certain or not likely to change: --
We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.
4 in a way that will not move, come loose, or fall over: --
Fasten your seatbelt firmly.
Biting her lips and staring firmly at the finish line indicate her resilience.
Simple notions of insider and outsider are very firmly nailed.
A set of actors who were in control was firmly positioned in the foreground.
The chapter nicely ties together the book's disparate threads and places them firmly in a wider context.
His views have always been based firmly on the facts and observations derived from a critical scientific method.
Spilt fuel oil, however, had quickly migrated laterally across the permafrost surface, which in this case was firmly ice-cemented.
The emphasis was firmly placed on prevention rather than reaction, and pointed to the need for partnership working and collaboration between health and educational professionals.
Not all the chapters fit neatly into these categories, but the majority can be placed firmly in one or the other camp.
