boldly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbəʊldli/
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/ˈbəʊldli/ · [ˈbɒʊldli] · /ˈboʊldli/

Definition of boldly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a bold manner; with confidence.
    “to boldly go where no man has gone before”
    “Postcards that are billboardlike communications with an immediate message stated boldly and creatively.”

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Etymology

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

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