boldly

1. 1.

   with boldness, in a bold manner

   “we must tackle these tasks boldly”

Questions about boldly

What does boldly mean?

boldly means "with boldness, in a bold manner".

How many syllables are in boldly?

boldly has 2 syllables: bold-ly. The stress falls on "bold". In IPA it is /ˈboʊldli/.

Is boldly a common word?

boldly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.