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Webster 1913 Edition


Boldly

Bold′ly

,
adv.
[AS.
bealdlīce
.]
In a bold manner.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boldly

BOLDLY

,
adv.
In a bold matter; courageously; intrepidly; without timidity or fear; with confidence. Sometimes, perhaps, in a bad sense, for impudently.

Definition 2024


boldly

boldly

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boldly (comparative boldlier or more boldly, superlative boldliest or most boldly)

  1. In a bold manner; with confidence.
    To boldly go where no man has gone before.

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References

  • boldly in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • boldly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913