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(adverb) in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" |
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Synonyms: firmly |
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(adverb) 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" |
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(adverb) 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" |
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Antonyms: insecurely |
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(adverb) in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in fron of the camera" |
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Antonyms: insecurely |
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