1In a self-assured way that expresses faith in oneself or one's abilities or qualities.
‘I strode confidently up to the rope’
‘To his dismay, the first sign of life he sees turns out to be a lone warrior who walks confidently into camp.’
‘The younger generation, in impressive numbers, can talk confidently to strangers.’
‘Education students did not believe they received enough horticulture concepts to be able to confidently teach horticulture to youth.’
‘Watching him strut confidently through the role is a joy.’
‘This allows them to invest resources more confidently in their property.’
‘These dancers were confidently on the beat.’
‘With his Swiss army knife in hand, he boldly and confidently goes forth to do battle.’
‘Carefully but confidently, I step on the rocks that still emerge from the surf and climb back to the sandy beach.’
‘Despite the bombing, he spoke confidently of his ability to hearten his forces and repel future insurgent attacks.’
‘Then I saw this young perky ostrich confidently gamboling down the road, with its funny gait.’
2In a way that expresses little or no doubt about something.
‘he confidently predicts a change of fortune’
‘That's something I can confidently say I have never heard in all my years as a rock enthusiast.’
‘Can you confidently say it is safe for customers to use this right now to check their ranks?’
‘Hackers seek out pairs of complicated, transitory browser bugs and confidently assume that new browser versions will never solve exactly one of two paired bugs.’
‘If the figures are correct, I can confidently state that product producers, affiliates, and advertisers are missing out on a lot of massively searched niches.’
‘I confidently forecast that economists will use more of it in the future.’
‘The chairman confidently predicted at a press conference yesterday that the bench nominee would be confirmed.’
‘I can confidently tell you that the whole eye-strain business is not an issue, provided you have the brightness at a comfortable level.’
‘The brochure confidently foresaw that the patient would use this time to set his or her life in order and to prepare quietly for death.’
‘He confidently asserts this on the strength of news that the national government is trouncing the opposition party.’
‘Having somehow escaped, the leader's presumed heir confidently announced that his father remained in control.’
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