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fourthly

American  
[fawrth-lee, fohrth-] / ˈfɔrθ li, ˈfoʊrθ- /

adverb

  1. in the fourth place; fourth.


Etymology

Origin of fourthly

First recorded in 1520–30; fourth + -ly

Example Sentences

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And fourthly, we have got to make our police departments look like the communities they serve in their diversity.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2016

And fourthly we were the head of the greatest empire and commonwealth the world had ever seen.

From The Guardian Dec. 28, 2012

They said, fourthly, that the Queen of England was bound to attend to the petition of her subjects “in matters of blood.”

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell

There is fourthly the self-interest of science, and the peculiar nature of her servants—the learned.

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

But, fourthly, it was as Father and Head of the race that the first act of Noah leaving the ark was to offer sacrifice; he offered it for himself and for all his children.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

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