insecurely

/ˈɪnsəkjɝli/ adv C1 ✓

In an insecure manner.

Word Origin From Latin in- 'not' and securus 'free from care' (se- 'without' + cura 'care'). So secure originally meant 'without care,' and insecure is the opposite. Insecurely is the adverb. The root cura gives us cure, curable, incurable, curiosity, manicure, pedicure, and accuracy. The idea: security is freedom from worry.

adv In an insecure manner. C1 ✓

The ladder was positioned insecurely against the wall, making it dangerous to climb.

(副词) 不安地;不稳地;不安全地

梯子不安全地靠在墙上,爬上去很危险。

(adverbio) De manera insegura.

La escalera estaba colocada de manera insegura contra la pared, lo que hacía peligroso trepar por ella.

(adverbe) instablement; de manière précaire; peu solidement [De manière instable ou peu sûre, sans fixation solide.]

L'échelle était placée insecurely contre le mur, ce qui la rendait dangereuse à escalader.

(Adverb) unsicher; wackelig; labil [auf eine Weise, die unsicher, instabil oder nicht fest verankert ist]

Die Leiter lehnte **insecurely** an der Wand und war daher gefährlich zu besteigen.

(副詞) 不安定な様子で;しっかり固定されないで。

はしごは壁に不安定に立てかけられていて、登るのが危険だった。

(advérbio) inseguramente; instavelmente; precariamente; de modo inseguro [De modo inseguro.]

A escada estava posicionada de forma insegura contra a parede, tornando perigoso subi-la.

Word parts: in + secure + ly

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