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Se·cure·ly, adv. In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely.
His daring foe . . . securely him defied. --Milton.
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securely
adv 1: in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held
the child securely" [syn: firmly]
2: in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very
securely in fron of the camera" [ant: insecurely]
3: 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"
[ant: insecurely]
4: 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"