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safely
adverb
in
a
way
that
keeps
people
or
things
free
from
danger
,
harm
,
or
risk
•
The
children
crossed
the
street
safely
with
the
help
of
the
crossing
guard
.
The
children
crossed
the
street
safely
with
the
help
of
the
crossing
guard
.
•
Please
store
the
chemicals
safely
in
the
locked
cabinet
.
Please
store
the
chemicals
safely
in
the
locked
cabinet
.
Derived
from
the
adjective
“
safe
”
+
adverbial
suffix
“
-ly
,”
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
.
adverb
with
enough
certainty
or
confidence
that
there
is
little
risk
of
being
wrong
•
I
can
safely
say
that
this
is
the
best
pizza
in
town
.
I
can
safely
say
that
this
is
the
best
pizza
in
town
.
•
We
can
safely
assume
she
will
be
late
.
We
can
safely
assume
she
will
be
late
.
Extension
of
the
primary
meaning
,
first
appearing
in
17th-century
English
to
describe
intellectual
or
logical
security
rather
than
physical
safety
.
