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Princeton's WordNet
strictly, purelyadverb
restricted to something
"we talked strictly business"
strictly, stringentlyadverb
in a stringent manner
"the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"
rigorously, strictlyadverb
in a rigorous manner
"he had been trained rigorously by the monks"
Wiktionary
strictlyadverb
In a strict manner.
He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.
strictlyadverb
In a narrow or limited sense.
That term refers strictly to smaller birds.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Strictlyadverb
Etymology: from strict.
The other parts being grosser, composed not only water, strictly so called, but the whole mass of liquid bodies. Burnet.
Charge him strictly
Not to proceed, but wait my farther pleasure. Dryden.In the discharge of thy place, set before thee the best examples; and after a time set before thee thine own, and examine thyself strictly whether thou didst not best at first. Francis Bacon.
God may with the greatest justice strictly require endeavours from us, and without any inconsistency with his goodness inflict penalties on those who are wanting. John Rogers, Sermons.
A weak prince again disposed the people to new attempts, which it was the clergy’s duty to endeavour to prevent, if some of them had not proceeded upon a topick that, strictly followed, would enslave all mankind. Jonathan Swift.
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strictly
In a broad sense, "strictly" refers to something that is adhered to or enforced without flexibility, deviation or exception. It is commonly used to emphasize rigid observance of rules, principles, or guidelines. However, the specific connotations may vary based on the context.
Webster Dictionary
Strictlyadverb
in a strict manner; closely; precisely
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'strictly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4514
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'strictly' in Adverbs Frequency: #293
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of strictly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of strictly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of strictly in a Sentence
People can easily be convinced that they have a rare disorder based only on what they see on social media, similar to those who strictly adhere to comments about astrological signs, the general nature of describing the symptoms of a mental disorder can make it so that people will apply that generality to their own behaviors.
There are others who feel like it’s strictly a historical representation, but there are many who feel like it’s a symbol of oppression.
The elements of the investigation are strictly confidential and we cannot address these matters today.
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker:
One should stop - especially Britain, which was always for expansion of the European Union - discriminating against countries only because it comes across well in the current context if you beat up on others, i am strictly against that one should - and this is the key point - act as if all Poles, all Romanians, all Bulgarians who are on the European labor market are doing this out of a basically criminal disposition. These are people who are working to get paid.
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