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| 1. | [ adverb ] in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger | |
| Synonyms: | firmly | |
| Examples: | "she held the child securely" |
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| Related terms: | secure secure | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a confident and unselfconscious manner | |
| Examples: | "he acts very securely in front of the camera" |
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| Related terms: | insecurely secure secure | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in a manner free from fear or risk | |
| Examples: | "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection" |
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| Related terms: | insecurely secure secure | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] in an invulnerable manner | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | impregnable impregnable | |
