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Antonyms for boldly

Grammar : Adv
Spell : bohld
Phonetic Transcription : boʊld


Definition of boldly

Origin :
  • Old English beald (West Saxon), bald (Anglian) "bold, brave, confident, strong," from Proto-Germanic *balthaz (cf. Old High German bald "bold, swift," in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Gothic balþei "boldness;" Old Norse ballr "frightful, dangerous"), perhaps from PIE *bhol-to- suffixed form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
  • Of flavors (coffee, etc.) from 1829. The noun meaning "those who are bold" is from c.1300. Old French and Provençal baut "bold," Italian baldo "bold, daring, fearless" are Germanic loan-words.
  • adv bravely
Example sentences :
  • "I don't see it," John boldly asserted, though there was doubt in his mind.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "I am Barbara, and I am going into the forest," said she, boldly.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • He put his belt with the pistols in it around his neck and stepped in boldly.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He boldly avowed his love for Elizabeth, and declared his intention of marrying her.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • I say "envy" boldly, because I am accustomed to acknowledge everything to myself.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • "I don't think it's so much like me as the photograph," said I boldly.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • Silvere was in despair; he thought of boldly going to the Rebufats to ask for Miette.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • In the first place, I say boldly that nothing can be worse than the present mode of study.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Boldly he declared that Massasoit was a traitor, and ought to be deposed.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • In making speeches he does not speak as boldly, as directly as in days of yore.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

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