securely

adverb

1. in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

- she held the child securely

Similar word(s): firmly

2. in a confident and unselfconscious manner

- he acts very securely in front of the camera

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

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