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

Sollfrank said the U.S. rightly saw Greenland as strategically relevant, but that this applied to the entire trans-Atlantic alliance, not just North America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dictators, autocrats and other malign actors strategically use humor as a type of diminutive to minimize their real intent and to distract the public and media.

From Salon

He later wrote, in a social media post, that Canada was "recalibrating" its relationship with China, "strategically, pragmatically, and decisively".

From BBC

Waste Management is the most strategically advantaged company in North American waste disposal.

From Barron's

Somaliland's position on the Gulf of Aden, in proximity to Israel's foes in Yemen, makes it strategically desirable.

From Barron's