securely Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adverb in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
   firmly.
   
   • she held the child securely
2. adverb in a confident and unselfconscious manner
   
   • he acts very securely in front of the camera
3. adverb 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. adverb 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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