Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a secure manner.
- Without risk or danger; in security; safely: as, to lie securely hidden.
- Firmly; in such a manner as to prevent failure or accident; so that loss, escape, injury, or damage may not result: as, to fasten a thing securely; lashed securely to the rigging.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
secure manner; without fear orapprehension ; without danger;safely .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
- adverb in a manner free from fear or risk
- adverb in an invulnerable manner
- adverb in a confident and unselfconscious manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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She didn't look at Arrhae, but she had the chill air of one fixing a face and a name securely in the memory.
The Romulan Way Diane Duane 2000
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She didn't look at Arrhae, but she had the chill air of one fixing a face and a name securely in the memory.
The Romulan Way Diane Duane 2000
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+ On continuous display on the terminal l Reproduced durably on a gummed or other label securely affixed to the copies or to a container used as a permanent receptacle for the copies
Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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She didn’t look at Arrhae, but she had the chill air of one fixing a face and a name securely in the memory.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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She didn’t look at Arrhae, but she had the chill air of one fixing a face and a name securely in the memory.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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She didn’t look at Arrhae, but she had the chill air of one fixing a face and a name securely in the memory.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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Whether you are a man or woman surfing around and socializing on the web, the choice of doing it safely and securely is yours.
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Whether you are a man or woman surfing around and socializing on the web, the choice of doing it safely and securely is yours.
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With Sen. John McCain securely closing the door on his presidential ambitions, Todd Purdum of Vanity Fair is out with a profile of the man whose 2008 presidential loss has come to define him as bitter and obstinate.
The Real McCain, A Shape-Shifter And Self-Preservationist: Vanity Fair The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Ordinary bikes hang with plenty of space below the rear tire, hanging securely from the hooks.
PIMP MY ECO-RIDE CONTEST: Win a Strida Folding Bike! | Inhabitat 2009
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