Securely - Definition

adv 1: in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she
held the child securely" [syn: securely, firmly]
2: in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very
securely in front of the camera" [ant: insecurely]
3: 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" [ant:
insecurely]
4: 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"