ADVERB | all | securely, firmly | in a secure manner |
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all | securely | in a confident and unselfconscious manner | |
all | securely | in a manner free from fear or risk | |
all | securely | in an invulnerable manner |
Sounds | sihkyuh'rliy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | In a secure manner; in a manner free from danger. | |
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Example | "she held the child securely" | |
Synonym | firmly | |
Spanish | firmemente | |
Adjectives | secure | not likely to fail or give ... / give way |
Meaning | In a confident and unselfconscious manner. | |
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Example | "he acts very securely in front of the camera" | |
Opposite | insecurely | In a tentative and self-conscious manner |
Adjectives | secure | free from fear or doubt |
Meaning | In a manner free from fear or risk. | |
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Example | "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection" | |
Opposite | insecurely | In a manner involving risk |
Spanish | firmemente, seguramente | |
Adjectives | secure | free from danger or risk |
Meaning | In an invulnerable manner. | |
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Example | "the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held" | |
Adjectives | secure | immune to attack |
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