2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Securely \Se*cure"ly\, adv
In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without
danger; safely.
His daring foe . . . securely him defied. --Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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"
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