fourthly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of fourthly
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
First, in water; secondly, in a mixture of sugar and water; thirdly, in sour milk; and fourthly, in spirit.
From Tales of the Caliph by Crellin, H. N.
There are, secondly, “the structural and psychological imperfections of the work”; thirdly, “the tendency to unnecessary coarseness of language”; fourthly, “the feeble imitation of Shakspere”; fifthly, “the frequent similarity to Massinger's acknowledged writings.”
From Philip Massinger by Cruickshank, A. H.
But fourthly, though wealth, however valuable in itself, is by no means a recommendation in the present case, yet the means of a comfortable support are certainly to be regarded.
From The Young Man's Guide by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
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