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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But secondly, by now both have successfully turned water into wine. Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024 And secondly, the customer profile of Alamo Drafthouse is not terribly dissimilar to Crunchyroll. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Second secondly, couldn’t Madison just show Brett an episode of the show? Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 And secondly, there's simply less value in having a tree up for a week than there is in living with one for a month or more. Felix Salmon, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for secondly 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Feb. 2025.

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