strategically

American  

[struh-tee-jik-lee] / strəˈti dʒɪk li /

adverb

1. in a way that relates to strategy.

   This is an unacceptable degree of danger in a strategically uncertain and critical time.

2. in a way that is important or helpful for strategy.

   The region is strategically located in the heart of the eastern North American market and therefore attractive to investors.

3. purposefully as an integral part of a stratagem or any careful plan for achieving a particular goal.

   Plant trees strategically, with deciduous trees on the south and west sides of your home to cool the air in summer and let in warming sunlight in winter.

4. Military. with the specific intent of destroying materials, factories, etc., used by the enemy in waging war.

   During World War II, the Allies strategically bombed German oil refineries.

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Other Word Forms

• nonstrategically
  adverb
• unstrategically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of strategically

strategic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

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strategically

Guitarist Bonehead - who's strategically placed between Liam and Noel - beams from ear to ear.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

We set up two video cameras at each accumulative stone throwing site and placed the recording devices strategically to capture audio data from the areas around these sites.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Rogoff added, “but if Carney aims his tariffs strategically — and I expect he will — it still could hurt a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Yes, we had operational achievements, but strategically we've failed."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

With the lobby buzzing with people, the tables and the few strategically placed sofas all occupied, the smells were enough to send her head spinning.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny