strongly
Americanadverb
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with great strength or force.
wind blowing strongly from the west.
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in strong or convincing words.
We strongly urged him to go.
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with intensity; to a high degree.
It was strongly suspected that he had been fired.
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having a strong effect.
to taste strongly of vinegar.
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in a firm, solid, or secure manner.
a strongly fortified hill.
Etymology
Origin of strongly
First recorded before 1000; strong ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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For St. Augustine, desire was the bondage of the divided self, which willed the good but somehow willed more strongly not to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“I think the most interesting thing about today is that bonds haven’t really reacted as strongly as the rest of the market,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macroeconomic strategist at Clocktower Group.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Austin Scott, Republican congressman from Georgia and senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, strongly criticised Trump's threats about a civilisation dying.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The New Yorker just unveiled years’ worth of reporting on Altman that strongly suggests none of us should trust him.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
Here, there was a strongly fortified line of German troops, airfields, tanks, searchlights, headquarters, and machine gun and antiaircraft batteries.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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