securely
/sɪˈkjʊəli
/ /sɪˈkjɔːli/adverb
1In a fixed or stable manner: keep the lid securely fastened make sure keys are stored securely prisoners held securely behind bars...
- Matching colour moulding is available to support the rod securely.
- His personal work was kept securely in an upstairs studio.
- Upstairs, the ceiling was still securely in place.
2Without threat or danger: the data remains securely protected he is securely employed...
- A financial requirement is included to ensure the cooperative has the liquidity to operate securely.
- Titian was to remain securely in Charles's favor, yet in 1541 the professional antagonism between the two artists was aggravated anew.
- We're a facilitating organization where the public can go to securely register emergency information.
2.1Without risk of error; with certainty: only about 35 pictures can be securely attributed to him...
- This may be Leonardo's earliest securely attributable painting.
- Quality is a difficult factor to judge without securely identified examples of court art from this period.
- His role here is securely documented.