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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stronglyadverb

    with strength or in a strong manner

    "argues very strongly for his proposal"; "he was strongly opposed to the government"

  2. powerfully, stronglyadverb

    in a powerful manner

    "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist"

Wiktionary

  1. stronglyadverb

    in a strong or powerful manner

    In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to show, paying six dollars.

  2. stronglyadverb

    very much

    His reply was strongly suggestive of a forthcoming challenge to the governor.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stronglyadverb

    Etymology: from strong.

    The colewort is an enemy to any plant, because it draweth strongly the fattest juice of the earth. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    The dazzling light
    Had flash’d too strongly on his aking sight. Addison.

    Water impregnated with salt attenuates strongly. Arbuthnot.

    When the attention is strongly fixed to any subject, all that is said concerning it makes a deeper impression. Isaac Watts.

    Great Dunsinane he strongly fortifies. William Shakespeare.

    Let the foundations be strongly laid. Ezra vi. 3.

    All these accuse him strongly. William Shakespeare.

    The ruinous consequences of Wood’s patent have been strongly represented by both houses. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. strongly

    Strongly is an adverb that means in a powerful or emphatic manner. It often refers to something that is done with great intensity, firmness, or force. It may also imply a high degree of certainty or conviction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stronglyadverb

    in a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully; firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected strongly

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'strongly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2255

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'strongly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2776

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'strongly' in Adverbs Frequency: #177

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of strongly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of strongly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of strongly in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    Even as we address the crisis in Europe, my administration is strongly supportive of moving rapidly to implement the Indo-Pacific strategy ... and the United States is a proud Indo-Pacific nation.

  2. Delta Lloyd:

    Delta Lloyd strongly disagrees with the content, conclusions and demands of Highfields, there are no legal grounds for postponing the vote on the rights issue. But, more important, postponing would be detrimental to the interest of Delta Lloyd and its stakeholders, in particular its shareholders.

  3. Bill Hagerty:

    Given the ongoing failures witnessed in Afghanistan, it will be incumbent upon Mayor Emanuel to demonstrate strongly his ability to represent America’s vital interests in the region, and to protect the thousands of our citizens that are in Japan on any given day under the U.S. Ambassador’s Chief of Mission authority just as I did, the Japanese people have an incredible spirit and a deep love for the United States, and I have no doubt that they look forward to welcoming the next U.S. Ambassador.

  4. Joe Walsh:

    I'm strongly, strongly considering it. That's -- again, I'm not trying to be cute or coy. I've told you before -- if somebody's going to get in there and go after Joe Walsh... it's got to be done soon.

  5. Daniel Doctoroff:

    Waterfront Toronto will continue to seek public and expert input as we make a next generation community at Quayside a reality. while we won't be pursuing this particular project, the current health emergency makes us feel even more strongly about the importance of reimagining cities for the future.

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