Dictionary

strictly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɹɪktli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English strict Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English strictly From strict + -ly.

Meanings

1. 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. 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
2. 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. 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
3. 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. 2017 June 14, Mark Carnall, “The ancient mystery of St Hilda's 'snake stones': what do ammonites really look like?”, in The Guardian:
4. In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function

Forms

Deriveds

strictly better · strictly speaking · strictly increasing · strictly roots · strictly full · strictly decreasing function · strictly increasing function · strictly decreasing · strictly dickly · strictly proper

Translations (33)

fr strictement (in a strict manner) · pt estritamente (in a narrow or limited sense) · it prettamente (in a limited manner) · nl strikt genomen (in a narrow or limited sense) · it esclusivamente (in a narrow or limited sense) · pl tylko (in a limited manner) · es terminantemente (in a strict manner) · pl surowo (in a strict manner) · ml കർശനമായി (in a strict manner) · pl ściśle (in a narrow or limited sense) · it rigidamente (in a strict manner) · it propriamente (in a limited manner) · sv strikt (in a strict manner) · nl strikt (in a narrow or limited sense) · ru стро́го (in a strict manner) · pl sensu stricto (in a narrow or limited sense) · es a rajatabla (in a strict manner) · enm narowly (in a strict manner) · bg точно (in a strict manner) · pl wyłącznie (in a limited manner) · pl dokładnie (in a narrow or limited sense) · nl strikt (in a limited manner) · nl streng (in a strict manner) · bg стриктно (in a strict manner) · it severamente (in a strict manner) · pt estritamente (in a strict manner) · pl stricte (in a narrow or limited sense) · nl strikt (in a strict manner) · it tassativamente (in a narrow or limited sense) · bg ограничено (in a limited manner) · it strettamente (in a strict manner) · it assolutamente (in a limited manner) · es estrictamente (in a strict manner)