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securely

se·cu·rely

UK/səˈkjʊə.li/ US/səˈkjɔː.li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

  • “she held the child securely”
Synonyms
2.

in a confident and unselfconscious manner

  • “he acts very securely in front of the camera”
Antonyms
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”
Antonyms
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”

Origin

From secure + -ly.

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