strictly

English

Etymology

From strict +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪktli/

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Adverb

strictly (comparative strictlier or more strictly, superlative strictliest or most strictly)

1. In a strict manner.

   He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.

   • 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

     “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
   • 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:

     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.

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

Derived terms

• strictly better
• strictly decreasing function
• strictly dickly
• strictly full
• strictly increasing
• strictly increasing function
• strictly proper
• strictly speaking

Translations

in a strict manner

• Bulgarian: точно (bg) (točno), стриктно (bg) (striktno)
• Dutch: strikt (nl), streng (nl)
• French: strictement (fr)
• Italian: strettamente (it), severamente (it), rigidamente (it)
• Malayalam: കർശനമായി (kaṟśanamāyi)
• Middle English: narowly
• Polish: surowo (pl)
• Portuguese: estritamente
• Russian: стро́го (ru) (strógo)
• Spanish: estrictamente (es), terminantemente (es), a rajatabla
• Swedish: strikt (sv)

in a limited manner

• Bulgarian: ограничено (bg) (ograničeno)
• Dutch: strikt (nl)
• Italian: prettamente (it), propriamente (it), assolutamente (it)
• Polish: tylko (pl), wyłącznie (pl)

in a narrow or limited sense

• Dutch: strikt (nl), strikt genomen
• Italian: esclusivamente (it), tassativamente (it)
• Polish: dokładnie (pl), sensu stricto (pl), stricte (pl), ściśle (pl)
• Portuguese: estritamente