Boldly

/ˈbəʊldli/ adv

adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a bold manner; with confidence.

    "to boldly go where no man has gone before"

Adverb
  1. 1
    with boldness, in a bold manner wordnet

Synonyms

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adventurouslyaggressivelyakimboambitiouslyarrantlyassertively

Example

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"I was about to reply, when he boldly cut in."

Etymology

From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly, earnestly”), equivalent to bold + -ly.

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