| adv. | 1. | In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely. |
| Adv. | 1. | securely - in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" Synonyms: firmly |
| 2. | securely - in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in fron of the camera" Antonyms: insecurely - in a tentative and self-conscious manner; "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father" | |
| 3. | securely - 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" Antonyms: insecurely - in a manner involving risk; "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money" | |
| 4. | securely - 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" |