securely Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
    firmly.
    • she held the child securely
  2. adverb in a confident and unselfconscious manner
    • he acts very securely in front of the camera
  3. 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
  4. 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

WordNet

Se*cure"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely.
    His daring foe . . . securely him defied. Milton.

Webster 1913