Initially / To begin with OR to start with (less formal) = First(ly) Then / next / after that / afterwards = later. In addition / additionally = Second(ly) Furthermore / moreover OR What's more (less formal) = Third(ly) In conclusion / lastly OR in the end (less formal)= Finally.

What do you call firstly secondly?

Catherine Traffis. First and firstly are both ordinal (or ordering) adverbs that English speakers and writers use to enumerate related points (e.g., first… second… third… or firstly… secondly…

What is Firstly Secondly Thirdly called?

Because ordinal numbers (i.e., first, second, third, fourth, etc.) function as both adjectives and adverbs, the -ly adverbs firstly, secondly, thirdly, fourthly, and so on are superfluous.