securely

adv 1: in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held

the child securely" [syn: {firmly}]

2: in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very

securely in fron 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"