fixedly

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fixedly

/ˈfɪksɪdli/ US, UK
/ˈfɪks(t)li/ US, UK

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From fixed (“not changing; not able to be changed, staying the same”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).

adverb more fixedly · most fixedly

Firmly, resolutely. And ſhall not the vvant of Reaſon and Speech, be a ſign to us of different real Conſtitutions and Species, betvveen a Changeling, and a reaſonable Man? And ſo of the reſt, if vve pretend, that the diſtinction of Species is fixedly eſtabliſhed by the real Frame, and ſecret Conſtitutions of Things.
Similar: fixly, statarianly
Without changing one's expression; unchangingly. A consultation has been held in the corridor or in the washroom. Rhonda is smiling fixedly. Lonnie H. is looking wise and sad.
Similar: fixly, statarianly
Without shifting one's gaze; intently, steadily. She look'd as if ſhe vvould devour me vvith her eyes, ſtaring at me from head to foot, vvithout the leaſt regard to the confuſion and bluſhes her eyeing me ſo fixedly put me to, and vvhich vvere to her, no doubt, the ſtrongeſt recommendation, and marks of my being fit for her purpoſe.
Similar: fixly, statarianly

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adv in a fixed manner

Español	fijamente
Português	fixamente
Français	fixement
Italiano	fissamente, fiso, fisso, assegnatamente
Русский	неподви́жно nepodvížno, при́стально prístalʹno
Tiếng Việt	chằm chằm

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@misc{fixedly_2026,
  title = {fixedly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fixedly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}