strictly
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3.7
- adverb
- /ˈstrɪktli/
:
estrictamente
- According to the policy, all employees must strictly adhere to the safety procedures outlined in the manual.
- strictly speaking
- strictly follow
- strictly adhere
OK, so it is concave, but it's not strictly concave, OK.
- OK, so it is concave, but it's not strictly concave, OK.
- Stefan Eric Trump made sure to insist that this government will strictly enforce its small government stance.
- Bugs that if we strictly stick to the spec, they would never get fixed.
- All men are created equal is not strictly true.
- These are all just kind of being thrown around together and not strictly distinguished from itself.
- So the CPU strictly as a CPU does pretty well.
- Just remember, this is strictly how to be a real estate agent.
- They can, they don't have to be played strictly in fourth.
- Probably not if you've been fasting for five hours or more strictly fasting for five hours or more.
Examples
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Until the early 1990s, the North Korean government strictly controlled private markets.
Academic text (2008) -
Some of the challenges that the United States will face are not, strictly speaking, intelligence problems.
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We can explain how the computer does all of this in strictly physical terms.
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Now this is not strictly speaking necessary.
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It's strictly by the book today.
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This argument might seem persuasive from a strictly legal point of view.
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Also, the dress code strictly prohibits blue jeans.
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Strictly speaking, the answer to your question is "yes", but I don't think your boy would know enough to claim that right.
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Ukrainians were involved in both, but neither was, strictly speaking, a Ukrainian story.
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Both ornaments, whose use and distribution were once strictly controlled, are now readily available in trading stores.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a completely correct way
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4.1
In a strict, limited way that allows few exceptions
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3.9
Following rules and official instructions exactly
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4.4
Act exactly as told, without changing any detail
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4.9
In a very careful and strict way that follows rules closely
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4.3
In a strict way that does not allow change
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7.2
In a strict way that makes people follow rules closely
In a strict, exact way with no exceptions
In a way that follows the usual rules and customs
Antonyms
Idioms
- NSFW
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9.9
A person who is only attracted to men and says this as a joke about themselves
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strictly comes from the Latin strictus 'drawn tight', the same idea behind the word string. A 'tight' rule leaves little room for change, so strictly means doing something exactly or following rules closely.