boldly

• bouldly (obsolete)

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊldli/, [ˈbɒʊldli]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊldli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: bold‧ly

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

   • 2000, Mark Oldach, Creativity for graphic designers:

     Postcards that are billboardlike communications with an immediate message stated boldly and creatively.

• boldly go where no man has gone before

• “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.