strictly

American  

[strikt-lee] / ˈstrɪkt li /

adverb

1. in a strict manner; rigorously; stringently.

   strictly enforced.

2. precisely or candidly; factually.

   strictly speaking.

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Etymology

Origin of strictly

First recorded in 1480–90; strict + -ly

Example Sentences

But my bedroom is a strictly no-screen zone, so I rely on the Oura for sleep tracking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

From a strictly formal standpoint, it is more probable for the patterns that make up our memories and observations to arise from random entropy fluctuations than from a real sequence of past events.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Increasing production on their own terms, rather than strictly limited by membership of a body with many competing interests, will give the Emiratis much greater flexibility.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Accompanying that rise has been an increase in attacks on livestock, and that has led to the EU downgrading the "strictly protected" status of wolves to "protected".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The fair taught men and women steeped only in the necessary to see that cities did not have to be dark, soiled, and unsafe bastions of the strictly pragmatic.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Related Words

• closely
• rigorously