English to English
adverb
- in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
She held the child securely.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in a confident and unselfconscious manner
He acts very securely in front of the camera.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely.
source: Webster 1913
