strategically

[struh-tee-jik-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nonstrategically adverb
• unstrategically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of strategically¹

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

Example Sentences

Accounting questions might seem strategically trivial to AI company CEOs and investors.

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To avoid making the batteries a target, Ukrainians are tight-lipped about their specific location and details of the measures in place to protect them from Russian attack, which include strategically placed air defenses.

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That statement reassured Beijing but didn’t deviate from the U.S.’s strategically ambiguous “One China” policy, which acknowledges Beijing’s claim over Taiwan without endorsing it.

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On Wednesday, Maduro said on social media that militia members and the armed forces were activated to protect two strategically important states, La Guaira and Carabobo.

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Byrne has never really thought about her career choices particularly strategically.

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