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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a safe manner.
  • Without hurt or injury; in safety.
  • In close custody; securely; carefully.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
  • adverb In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with safety; in a safe manner

Etymologies

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safe +‎ -ly

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