strictly
/ˈstɹɪktli/ adverb, proper noun
Forms strictlier strictliest
- adverb In a strict manner. “He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.”
- adverb In a limited manner; only
- adverb In a narrow or limited sense. “That term refers strictly to smaller birds.”
- adverb (mathematics) In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function
- proper noun Strictly Come Dancing, a television show
Synonyms
Etymology
From strict + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “strictly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details