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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. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang:

    We must fight it with all our might, we must strictly enforce environmental laws and regulations; crack down on those guilty of creating illegal emissions and ensure they pay a heavy price for such offences; and hold those who allow illegal emissions to account, punishing them accordingly.

  2. The Chinese company:

    After receiving the official order from the Indian government, Shein strictly complied with the order and regulations, data safety is our top priority.

  3. Rizwan Manji:

    It was very strictly, like, the joke was on the accent.

  4. Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz:

    They do n’t need to be remembered strictly for their untimely death, but they need to be remembered for the type of people that they are, and that’s good individuals, good deputy sheriffs.

  5. John Berger:

    The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open.

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