Securely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Securely \Se*cure"ly\, adv.
     In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without
     danger; safely.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           His daring foe . . . securely him defied. --Milton.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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"