Definition: in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
Usage: she held the child securely
Main entry: securely
Definition: 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
Main entry: securely
Definition: 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
Main entry: securely
Definition: in a confident and unselfconscious manner
Usage: he acts very securely in front of the camera