Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strictly

/ˈstɹɪktli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: strict-ly
IPA: /ˈstɹɪktli/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a strict manner.

adv

In a limited manner; only

adv

In a narrow or limited sense.

adv

In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function

name

Strictly Come Dancing, a television show

Example Sentences

"He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed."
"“If any pupil considers it acceptable to bring a pet into this school, let me tell you it is forbidden. Strictly forbidden!” pronounced the headmaster from the front of the class."
"This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half."
"That term refers strictly to smaller birds."
"Scientific naming conventions are such that technically, ammonites are ammonoidean, ammonitidan, and sometimes strictly ammonitinan cephalopods."

Etymology

Etymology tree English strict Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English strictly From strict + -ly.

Inflected Forms

strictlier (comparative) more strictly (comparative) strictliest (superlative) most strictly (superlative)

Phrases

strictly better strictly decreasing strictly decreasing function strictly dickly strictly full strictly increasing strictly increasing function strictly proper

Synonyms

purely rigorously stringently

Questions

How do you pronounce strictly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɪktli/.
What does strictly mean?: In a strict manner.
Where does strictly come from?: Etymology tree English strict Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English strictly From strict + -ly.

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