securely

(r) in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
- she held the child securely
firmly,
(r) in a confident and unselfconscious manner
- he acts very securely in front of the camera
(r) 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
(r) 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

firmly

insecurely

securer