firmly Copy link Outline 1. firmē, firmĭter (both lit. and fig.)2. sŏlĭdē (only in lit. sense)3. constanter (with fixed resolution)4. obstĭnātē (comp. FIRM, 5)5. tĕnācĭter (with firm hold6. pertĭnācĭter (very firmly) • firmly: 1. firmē, firmĭter (both lit. and fig.): to fix a pier as f. as possible, pulvinum quam firmissime statuere, Vitr.: to stand f., firme insistere, Suet.: to prop a thing up f., firmiter suffulcire aliquid, Pl.: Caes.: to grasp any thing f. in the mind, firme aliquid animo comprehendere, Cic. 2. sŏlĭdē (only in lit. sense): a basket woven not thickly yet f., cista neque spisse, s. tamen contexta, Col.: water more f. congealed, aqua solidius concreta, Gell. 3. constanter (with fixed resolution): to behave f. and with freedom, c. et libere se gerere, Cic.: to bear pain f. and calmly, c. et sedate ferre dolorem, Cic. 4. obstĭnātē (comp. firm, 5): to refuse f., o. negare, Caes.: Suet. 5. tĕnācĭter (with firm hold: both lit. and fig.): to bind f., t. vincire, Cic.: to grasp a person's hand f., manum alicujus t. apprehendere, Val.: to learn quickly and retain f. in the memory, cito discere et t. retinere, Solin. 6. pertĭnācĭter (very firmly): green wood resists the saw more f., ligna viridia pertinacius serram resistunt, Plin. 16, 43, 83: these very things remain the more f. rooted (in the mind), haec ipsa magis p. haerent, Quint. 1, 1, 5: v. obstinately. Phr.: I am f. resolved to say all, certum est deliberatumque (mihi) omnia dicere, Cic. R. Am. 11, 31: Ov.: f. resolved on going, certus eundi, Virg. (v. RESOLVED): I am f. convinced, mihi persuasum (persuasissimum) est, foll. by de and abl.; or acc. and inf., Cic. Fam. 11, 2; 11, 9: also persuasum (persuasissimum) habeo, Cic. Verr. 5, 25, extr.: see also resolutely, surely.