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

“It moved the conversation from ‘sell and buy components’ to what strategically we can do together,” said Marcos Corradin, the company’s director of marketing and strategy.

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Kyiv’s troops still hold many strategically significant positions in the region, and Ukrainian officials say relinquishing them would give Russia an opportunity to pursue further offensive operations from a position of greater strength.

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For India, few friendships have been as strategically valuable - and as politically costly - as its long embrace of Bangladesh's former leader Sheikh Hasina.

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He thinks the deal is “strategically sensible” and given the marketing problems with Bud Light over the past year, it’s a welcome sales growth opportunity and an appealing brand to add to the portfolio.

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Scents of lavender spit out from oil diffusers placed strategically throughout the venue.

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