What is the meaning of securely?

adverb

  • In a secure manner; in a manner free from danger.
    • usage: "she held the child securely"
  • In a confident and unselfconscious manner.
    • usage: "he acts very securely in front of the camera"
  • In a manner free from fear or risk.
    • usage: "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection"
  • In an invulnerable manner.
    • usage: "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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