strictly

adv

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.

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.”

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.”

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.”

4. In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function

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1. Strictly Come Dancing, a television show