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boldly

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bold  (bld)
adj. bold·er, bold·est
1. Fearless and daring; courageous.
2. Requiring or exhibiting courage and bravery. See Synonyms at brave.
3. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent: a bold, sassy child.
4. Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous: a bold handwriting.
5. Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain: bold cliffs.
6. Printing Boldface.

[Middle English, from Old English bald; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

boldly adv.
boldness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.boldly - with boldness, in a bold manner; "we must tackle these tasks boldly"
Translations
boldly [ˈbəʊldlɪ] ADV
1. (= bravely) [speak, behave] → audazmente
you must act boldly and confidentlydebes actuar con audacia y seguridad en ti mismo
to boldly go where no man has gone beforeatreverse a ir donde ningún otro hombre ha estado antes
2. (= forwardly) [stare, announce, claim] → descaradamente, con atrevimiento
3. (= strikingly) [painted, drawn, written] → con energía
he signed his name boldly at the bottomfirmó enérgicamente al pie
a boldly designed airportun aeropuerto con un diseño atrevido
a boldly patterned fabricuna tela con un estampado llamativo
a boldly coloured shirtuna camisa de color llamativo
boldly [ˈbəʊldli] adv
(= fearlessly) [act, go] → audacieusement, hardiment
[look, announce, say] → avec assurance
[patterned, coloured, decorated] → de façon voyante, de manière voyante
boldly
adv
(= bravely)mutig, kühn (geh)
(= forthrightly)unverfroren, dreist
(= strikingly)auffallend
boldly [ˈbəʊldlɪ] adv (see adj) → audacemente, arditamente, sfacciatamente, vistosamente
boldly [ˈbəʊldlɪ] adv (see adj) → audacemente, arditamente, sfacciatamente, vistosamente


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The next time you touch a Nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be soft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you.
As the first part of "An Old-Fashioned Girl" was written in 1869, the demand for a sequel, in beseeching little letters that made refusal impossible, rendered it necessary to carry my heroine boldly forward some six or seven years into the future.
The straw therefore stretched itself from one bank to the other, and the coal, who was of an impetuous disposition, tripped quite boldly on to the newly-built bridge.
 
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