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 Words From

• non·stra·te·gi·cal·ly adverb
• un·stra·te·gi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of strategically¹

strategic ( def ) + -ally ( def )

Example Sentences

The Covax Facility’s principle of simple equality for the first 20 percent is this strategic attempt to incentivize countries to get in — the kind that can pay.

From Vox

In short, industrial policy is a form of government planning to create or support strategic industries.

From MIT Technology Review

This trend is set to continue as publishers get more strategic about which fields they want to get involved in and which partners are the best fit.

From Digiday

Self-sufficiency in semiconductor manufacturing is a strategic priority for China, but the nation has long struggled to produce its own chips.

From Fortune

The results can then inform strategic planning and capital allocation decisions.

From Fortune

Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is home to a strategically important base for Pentagon surveillance missions.

From The Daily Beast

Strategically, this turning of the Cotentin corner was very important.

From The Daily Beast

ISIS was never close to overrunning this strategically crucial location, Iraqi officials claim.

From The Daily Beast

Pants were removed, chairs were put in place, laptops were strategically positioned on the edge of the bed, and we got to work.

From The Daily Beast

Two months later, ISIS captured the strategically important city of Fallujah in Anbar province.

From The Daily Beast

And then came the French counter-attack, strategically a very swift and brilliant counter-attack.

From Project Gutenberg

Their country is important strategically because a route passes through it by which the Khaibar can be outflanked.

From Project Gutenberg

A few strategically placed fluoros gave an eerie undersea light, just enough to see by—but no one could look in.

From Project Gutenberg

I drifted across to the men's fires in search of Mulvaney, whom I found strategically greasing his feet by the blaze.

From Project Gutenberg

It's a position that, judged by the criterion of imeedjit income, isn't perhaps so good as I deserve, but strategically—yes.

From Project Gutenberg