Definitions
in a fixed manner
Word origin
From fixed (“not changing; not able to be changed, staying the same”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).
Used in a sentence
“It vvas his manner in the Morning to meditate very ſeriouſly and fixedly upon ſome Truth, or ſome Text, for a good part of an Hour together.”
“But the difficulty of the circumstances in which he was placed was so great, that it was almost impossible for him to make up his mind fixedly to any purpose in reference to Clara.”
“A consultation has been held in the corridor or in the washroom. Rhonda is smiling fixedly. Lonnie H. is looking wise and sad.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Without looking away”7 letters
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