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Fixedly

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fixed  (fkst)
adj.
1. Firmly in position; stationary.
2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price.
3. Not subject to change or variation; constant: pensioners on a fixed income.
4. Chemistry
a. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile.
b. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen.
5.
a. Firmly, often dogmatically held: fixed beliefs.
b. Persistently occurring in the mind; obsessive: a fixed, delusive notion.
6. Supplied, especially with funds or needs. Often used in combination: a well-fixed bachelor.
7. Illegally prearranged as to outcome: a fixed election.
fixed·ly (fksd-l) adv.
fixed·ness n.
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Adv.1.fixedly - in a fixed manner; "he stared at me fixedly"


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This individual stared fixedly at me without moving or speaking.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Having set his mind fixedly on the project of breaking up the establishment at Astoria, in the current year, M'Dougal was sorely disappointed at finding that Messrs.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
To show what was my state, take the case of the very gentleman-like man whom I detected gazing fixedly at me, or so I thought, just as I had drawn valiantly near the door.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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