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- Dictionaryboldly/ˈbəʊldli/
adverb
- 1. in a confident and courageous way; showing a willingness to take risks: "you will have our support as long as you fight boldly against corruption"
- 2. in a way that is characterized by having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance: "I grabbed a couple of boldly patterned fabric samples"
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Do something boldly and you act with bravery and confidence. Despite your shyness, you made friends on the first day of school by boldly introducing yourself to your classmates. When someone takes a risk or musters up a lot of courage, they act boldly.
in a brave and confident way, without showing any fear: He advanced boldly and knocked on the door. His secretary boldly asks, "Aren't you going to ask me out for dinner ?" See. bold. Fewer examples. We must act, and we must act boldly. The government has tried to move boldly to deal with the crisis.
1. a. Fearless and daring; courageous: a bold leader. b. Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring: a bold voyage to unknown lands. See Synonyms at brave. 2. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent: a bold, sassy child. 3.
Boldly definition: without hesitation or fear in the face of risk or danger; courageously. See examples of BOLDLY used in a sentence.
Definitions of bold. adjective. fearless and daring. “ bold settlers on some foreign shore” “a bold speech” “a bold adventure” synonyms: adventuresome, adventurous. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises. fearless, unafraid. oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them. forward.
in a brave and confident way, without showing any fear: He advanced boldly and knocked on the door. His secretary boldly asks, "Aren't you going to ask me out for dinner ?" See. bold. Fewer examples. We must act, and we must act boldly. The government has tried to move boldly to deal with the crisis.
1. a. : fearless before danger : intrepid. bold settlers on some foreign shore William Wordsworth. : showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit. a bold plan. 2. : impudent, presumptuous. punishing a bold child for talking back. If I may be so bold, I'd like to make a few suggestions. 3. obsolete : assured, confident. 4. : sheer, steep.
Definition of boldly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective. Base Form: boldly. Comparative: boldlier. Origin of Boldly. bold + -ly. From Wiktionary. Boldly Sentence Examples. She stared boldly at him as he read from the book in his lap. Rob boldly looked her up and down, his handshake firm and lingering. And I say boldly that I have not a single man's life on my conscience.
Bold definition: not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring. See examples of BOLD used in a sentence.
