[fixed] adj (14c) 1 a: securely placed or fastened: stationary b (1): nonvolatile (2): formed into a chemical compound c (1): not subject to change or fluctuation "a ~ income" (2): firmly set in the mind "a ~ idea" (3): having a final or crystallized form or character (4): recurring on the same date from year to year "~ holidays" d: immobile, concentrated "a ~ stare"
2: supplied with something (as money) needed "comfortably ~" -- fixed.ly adv -- fixed.ness n