Added 10 October 2026
boldly
/ˈbəʊldli/ adverb
In Latin: audaciter, audacter Wiktionary
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In a bold manner; with confidence.
to boldly go where no man has gone before
Origin
From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly, earnestly”), equivalent to bold + -ly.
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