1. (

• securely ,
• firmly ,

) in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" ;

2. (

• securely ,

) in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in front of the camera" ;

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" ;

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" ;