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

His ability to calm the team strategically and make big calls is something he has really nailed.

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The arrangement strategically avoids a capital-intensive undertaking for Google, as TeraWulf and Cipher bear the cost of owning the data centers.

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The key, the pros agree, is getting a realistic idea of what things are worth, then devoting energy strategically.

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He said he felt the company wasn’t working strategically as it pushed out staff.

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These maneuvers included a recent passage through the strategically important Taiwan Strait as the carrier headed to the South China Sea to carry out what Chinese officials described as “scientific research tests and training missions.”

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