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Princeton's WordNet

  1. strictly, purelyadverb

    restricted to something

    "we talked strictly business"

  2. strictly, stringentlyadverb

    in a stringent manner

    "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"

  3. rigorously, strictlyadverb

    in a rigorous manner

    "he had been trained rigorously by the monks"

Wiktionary

  1. strictlyadverb

    In a strict manner.

    He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.

  2. strictlyadverb

    In a narrow or limited sense.

    That term refers strictly to smaller birds.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Strictlyadverb

    in a strict manner; closely; precisely

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'strictly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4514

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'strictly' in Adverbs Frequency: #293

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of strictly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of strictly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of strictly in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Wong:

    The CSRC already has rules and regulations in place to govern stock suspensions. It would be ideal if the rules and regulations are strictly adhered to.

  2. Renee Rosales:

    The choice to breastfeed is strictly the mother’s choice, the mother will decide what’s best for her and her baby.

  3. Wystan Hugh Auden:

    History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

  4. The Chinese embassy in Spain:

    The Chinese government has always demanded Chinese firms overseas strictly adhere to Chinese law and the law of the country they are in to carry out business legally, according to what we understand about events, all Chinese enterprises in Spain are doing so.

  5. Hassan Abbasi:

    The representative insisted that the WHO has not declared that there is Ebola in Tanzania, nor does it have any evidence on that and pledged to cooperate with the government, during the talks, the WHO agreed to strictly follow guidelines outlined by the agency itself and ratified by the government if it wants to get any additional information from the Tanzanian government.

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