firstly

1. 1.

   before anything else

   “first we must consider the garter snake”

   Synonymsfirstforemostfirst of allfirst off

Questions about firstly

What does firstly mean?

firstly means "before anything else".

How many syllables are in firstly?

firstly has 2 syllables: first-ly. The stress falls on "first". In IPA it is /ˈfɝstli/.

What is another word for firstly?

Close synonyms include first, foremost, first of all, first off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.