safely

pronunciation

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  • Adverb:
    with safety; in a safe manner

Word Origin

safely (adv.)
late 13c., "without risk; without harm;" mid-14c., "without risk of error," from safe (adj.) + -ly (2).

Antonym

adv.

unsafely

Example

1. Getting rid of it safely is thus a problem .
2. So how long can people safely go without snoozing ?
3. But the policy could not safely endure throughout a two-term presidency .
4. I think we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell , it does not leave .
5. It firms , for example , can safely assume that computers will keep getting faster .

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