SECURELY

securely, firmly

(adverb) in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; “she held the child securely”

securely

(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”

securely

(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”

securely

(adverb) in a confident and unselfconscious manner; “he acts very securely in front of the camera”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

securely (comparative more securely, superlative most securely)

(manner) In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger

Synonym: safely

Anagrams

• Lecuyers

Source: Wiktionary

Se*cure"ly, adv.

Definition: In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger; safely. His daring foe . . . securely him defied. Milton.

SECURE

Se*cure", a. Etym: [L. securus; pref. se- without + cura care. See Cure care, and cf. Sure, a.]

1. Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident. But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes. DRyden.

2. Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense. Macaulay.

3. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome. Confidence then bore thee on, secure Either to meet no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial. Milton.

4. Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from. "Secure from fortune's blows." Dryden.

Syn.

– Safe; undisturbed; easy; sure; certain; assured; confident; careless; heedless; inattentive.

Se*cure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secured; p. pr. & vb. n. Securing.]

1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect. I spread a cloud before the victor's sight, Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight. Dryden.

2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage. It secures its possessor of eternal happiness. T. Dick.

3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.

4. To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate. Secure arms (Mil.), a command and a position in the manual of arms, used in wet weather, the object being to guard the firearm from becoming wet. The piece is turned with the barrel to the front and grasped by the right hand at the lewer band, the muzzle is dropped to the front, and the piece held with the guard under the right arm, the hand supported against the hip, and the thumb on the rammer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition