strictly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/ˈstɹɪktli/
Definition of strictly
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a strict manner.
“He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.”
““If any pupil considers it acceptable to bring a pet into this school, let me tell you it is forbidden. Strictly forbidden!” pronounced the headmaster from the front of the class.”
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adv
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In a strict manner.
“He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.”
““If any pupil considers it acceptable to bring a pet into this school, let me tell you it is forbidden. Strictly forbidden!” pronounced the headmaster from the front of the class.”
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In a limited manner; only
“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.”
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In a narrow or limited sense.
“That term refers strictly to smaller birds.”
“Scientific naming conventions are such that technically, ammonites are ammonoidean, ammonitidan, and sometimes strictly ammonitinan cephalopods.”
- In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function
name
- Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From strict + -ly.
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