strictly
Americanadverb
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in a strict manner; rigorously; stringently.
strictly enforced.
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precisely or candidly; factually.
strictly speaking.
Etymology
Origin of strictly
Example Sentences
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Inspire Brands, meanwhile, will offer investors a chance at a strictly consumer facing company.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
OPEC, or the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has long dominated the oil market by strictly rationing how much member nations can produce.
From Barron's • 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 school’s strictly enforced dress code required that all student avatars be human, and of the same gender and age as the student.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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