boldly
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- bouldly (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly, earnestly”), equivalent to bold + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊldli/, [ˈbɒʊldli]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboʊldli/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: bold‧ly
Adverb[edit]
boldly (comparative boldlier or more boldly, superlative boldliest or most boldly)
- In a bold manner; with confidence.
- To boldly go where no man has gone before.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
in a bold manner
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References[edit]
- “boldly”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “boldly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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