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Meaning of SECURELY

Pronunciation:  siky'ûrlee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely"
  2. [adv]  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"
  3. [adv]  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"
  4. [adv]  in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in fron of the camera"
 
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 Synonyms: firmly
 
 Antonyms: insecurely
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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