Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bold (-ly), adv. [see bold, adj.] (webplay: approach, confident, enters, eye, God, men, open, presumption, spirit, standing, water).

1. Bravely; courageously; fearlessly; assertively; with confidence; (see Mark 15:43).
2. Securely; sturdily; firmly.
3. Resolutely; unyieldingly; unshakably; calmly; without revealing anything.