Dictionary definition · securely
adverb
- in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger"she held the child securely"
- in a confident and unselfconscious manner"he acts very securely in front of the camera"
- in a manner free from fear or risk"the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection"
- in an invulnerable manner"the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).