Definition of Safely

1. Adverb. With safety; in a safe manner. "We are safely out of there"

Definition of Safely

1. adv. In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.

Definition of Safely

1. Adverb. In a safe manner; using caution above all else. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Safely

1. safe [adv] - See also: safe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Safely

safeguard
safeguarded
safeguarder
safeguarders
safeguarding
safeguards
safehold
safehouse
safehouses
safeish
safekeeping
safekeepings
safelight
safelights
safelike
safely (current term)
safener
safeners
safeness
safenesses
safer
safes
safest
safetied
safeties
safety-deposit
safety-deposit box
safety-related

Literary usage of Safely

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1845)
"INJUNCTION extended to stay Trial on Affidavit, that the Plaintiff is advised and believes, that he cannot safely proceed to Trial until the Answer; ..."

2. The Pilgrim's Progress, from this World to that which is to Come by John Bunyan (1806)
"Christian passes safely by the lions, and arrives at the house called Beautiful, where he is kindly received, and agreeably entertained. ..."

3. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"WITHIN a few days after this meeting, the newspapers announced to the world, that the lady of Thomas Palmer, Esq., was safely delivered of a son and heir; ..."

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